HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Rigvedic period
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Later vedic period
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Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
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Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
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Detailed explanation-1: -To regulate lives of people and for division of work, the Rig Vedic society was divided into four varnas-Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. They were allowed to change from one varna or profession to another.
Detailed explanation-2: -The phrase means “color, tint, dye or pigment” withinside the Mahabharata. Varna contextually means “colour, race, tribe, species, kind, sort, nature, character, quality, property” of an item or humans in a few Vedic and medieval texts. Varna refers to 4 social training withinside the Manusmriti.
Detailed explanation-3: -Brahmins considered themselves privileged and wanted power and authority.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since the Rigveda is considered the oldest of all the vedas, the Early vedic period i, e. 1800–1500 BCE is also called the Rigvedic period.