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प्रश्न
With reference to the Society during the Vedic Age, answer the following question:
Explain briefly the class divisions that existed in society.
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उत्तर
In the Early Vedic Period, society was divided into different classes based on their profession. A person could adopt any profession of his choice.
People followed different professions which became hereditary in the course of time. This resulted in the division of society into occupational classes. However, later on the class system became a caste system.
In the Later Rig Vedic Period, the caste system emerged. The four main castes were — Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. The Brahmans of the priests performed religious rituals. The Kshatriyas participated in wars. The Vaishyas engaged in business and looked after agriculture as well as industry. The Shudras served the upper classes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the first of the Vedas. Or Which is the oldest Vedic literature.
Mention any of the Vedic hymns that enable us to reconstruct the Early Vedic Civilization.
What was the position of women in the Rig Vedic age?
What form of worship did the Aryans follow during the early Vedic period?
Name the two political institutions which exercised check on the powers of the King in the Rig Vedic period.
Mention the important features of the religion of the early Vedic period.
State the importance of Sacrifices in the early Vedic ritual.
Discuss the sources to reconstruct the Early Vedic (Rig Vedic) Past with reference to the following:
References to the Cow in the Rig Vedic hymns.
With reference to the following explains the main features of the Rig Vedic Economy:
Domestication of Animals
What was known as the ‘Sapta Sindhu’?
