Early Vedic Period
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EXAMIVERSE
Key Features of the Early Vedic Period
- 📍 Geographical Focus: Punjab and Sarasvati basin
- 🕰️ Time Span: ~1500–1000 BCE
- 🏠 Society: Clan-based (janas), egalitarian framework
- ⚔️ Political System: Led by tribal chiefs (Rajans) with assemblies (Sabha, Samiti)
- 🚜 Economy: Pastoralism, cattle wealth, barley and wheat cultivation
- 🔥 Religion: Veneration of Agni, Indra, Varuna; fire sacrifices (yajñas)
- 📜 Literature: Oral composition of the Rigveda in Vedic Sanskrit