state the role of iron in the development of agriculture during the Vedic age
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The following is the role of Iron in the development of agriculture during the Vedic age.
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The following is the role of Iron in the development of agriculture in the Vedic age:
- Iron was the hardest of all metals available at that time thus people began making new tools and implements with iron such as axes, plough heads, sickles and hoes etc.
- With the use of these iron tools, people could easily clean the forests to cultivate lands and brought a large land under cultivation.
- Iron helped people to finish their task of clearing the land quicker than ever and thus contributed to the expansion of agriculture.
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Iron played an important role in the development of agriculture during the Vedic age
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- The Vedic age includes the Aryan settlements' culture along Ganges, Indus, & Yamuna rivers. The early Vedic period is related to the Indus Valley and the later vedic is associated with the Yamuna-Ganga doab culture.
- The early period was known as the tribal age/iron age & the later age is linked to the "development of agriculture" along the Ganga-Yamuna basin. The discovery of iron further contributed to ancient civilizations' creation.
- It is because iron has been used to manufacture new tools and instruments, such as axes that have helped clear the trees and expand fields.
- Vast tracts of land were cultivated with the aid of iron plough-heads, hoes, & sickles. Agriculture expansion had led to economic growth.
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