1) What role did iron implements play as a source of information during the Vedic Period?
2) State the difference between the position of women and the food that the people during both the ages.
3)How did the Early Vedic Period differ from the Later Vedic period with regards to
Economy?
Answers
Answer: 1)With the use of iron implements such as plough heads,sickles and hoes, they could bring vast tracts of land under cultivation. The iron implements were also used for hunting, in their defence as well as
2) don't know
3) Early Vedic Period
The caste system was flexible and based on profession rather than birth.
There was no concept of Shudra or untouchables.
Kingship was fluid as the kings were elected for a fixed period by the local assembly known as Samiti.
Early Vedic society was pastoralist and semi-nomadic in nature.
In the Early Vedic Period, the barter system was more prevalent with little to no monetary value transaction being part of the exchange.
Rigveda. This text is cited as the earliest text from this period
Later Vedic Period
The caste system became more rigid in this period with birth being the main criteria .
Women were restricted from their participation in society by being relegated to subordinate and docile roles.
As society became more urbanized in this period, the need for stable leadership was realized. Thus the absolute rule of the Kings became more and more prominent.
Society became more settled in nature. It became centred around agriculture in general.
Although the barter system was still in practice, it was largely replaced by the exchange of gold and silver coins as Krishnala.
Yajurveda. Samaveda
Atharvaveda
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