HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Aryan expansion eastward into the Ganges Valley eventually saw the rise of numerous large city-states across that region
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Aryan religious practices became increasingly ritualistic and devoid of any spiritual or ethical meaning for the common people
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general peace prevailed across the region as the powerful Aryan empire successfully kept rival chiefdoms at bay
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the Harappans rallied and launched a successful campaign to drive the Aryan invaders out of India
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vedic age itself is divided into the Early Vedic Period (1500 – 1000 BCE) and Later Vedic Period (1000 – 600 BCE)*.
Detailed explanation-2: -The difference Between Early Vedic Period and Later Vedic Period is that while the caste system was flexible and the hierarchy was based on profession rather than birth in the early Vedic period, the caste system was very rigid during the later Vedic period.
Detailed explanation-3: -The principal literary sources from this period are the Sama-, the Yajur-, and the Atharvaveda (mainly ritual texts), the Brahmanas (manuals on ritual), and the Upanishads (Upanisads) and Aranyakas (collections of philosophical and metaphysical discourses).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Vedic Period refers to the time in history from approximately 1750-500 BCE, during which Indo-Aryans settled into northern India, bringing with them specific religious traditions.