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EARLY VEDIC PERIOD | ANCIENT HISTORY | MINDMAPS | UPSC CSE

EARLY VEDIC PERIOD | ANCIENT HISTORY | MINDMAPS | UPSC CSE Decode the age of the Aryans and the Rig Veda in this comprehensive mindmap video for UPSC CSE. 📜 We travel to the "Sapta Sindhu" region (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE) to understand the foundations of Indian culture. This session organizes the polity, society, and economy of the Rig Vedic people, highlighting how different it was from the Later Vedic period. [attachment_0](attachment) 🕉️ *Video Mindmap: Early Vedic Period* ► *1. Geography (The Sapta Sindhu)* • *Region:* Land of Seven Rivers (Punjab/Haryana). • *Key Rivers:* • *Sindhu (Indus):* Most mentioned river. • *Saraswati:* Holiest river (Naditarna/Matetama). • *Ganga & Yamuna:* Mentioned only once or thrice (Peripheral importance). ► *2. Polity (Tribal Structure)* • *Structure:* Kula (Family) → Grama → Vis → Jana (Tribe). • *Rajan:* The tribal chief (Protector of Cows, not ruler of land). • *Assemblies:* • *Sabha:* Council of Elders/Elites. • *Samiti:* General Assembly of people. • *Vidatha:* Oldest assembly (Women participated). • *Army/Tax:* No standing army; "Bali" was a voluntary offering. ► *3. Society (Egalitarian & Patriarchal)* • *Women's Status:* High status. Could attend assemblies, educated (Lopamudra, Ghosha), no Child Marriage/Sati. • *Varna System:* Based on **Occupation**, not Birth (Flexible). • *Dasrajan War:* Battle of Ten Kings on the banks of river Parushni (Ravi). ► *4. Economy (Pastoral)* • *Primary Occupation:* Cattle Rearing (Cow was the standard of value). • *Secondary Occupation:* Agriculture (Yava/Barley). • *Terminology:* • *Gavisthi:* Search for cows (War). • *Aghanya:* Not to be killed (Cow). • *Duhitri:* One who milks cows (Daughter). ► *5. Religion (Nature Worship)* • *Indra (Purandara):* Rain/Thunder God (Most important - 250 Hymns). • *Agni:* Intermediary between God and Man (200 Hymns). • *Varuna:* Upholder of Cosmic Order (Rta). • *No Temples or Idol Worship.* This video is essential for Ancient History (GS-1). 🔔 *Subscribe* for the next video on The Later Vedic Period! #EarlyVedicPeriod #RigVedicAge #Aryans #SaptaSindhu #Indra #DasrajanWar #SabhaSamiti #AncientHistory #UPSC #HistoryMindmap #VedicCulture