HISTORY ONE-LINER (Later Vedic Period)

ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

 

Later Vedic Period

1.       The period assigned to Later Vedic Phase is 1000 BC to 600 BC.  

2.      Later Vedic people used particular type of pottery called Painted Grey Ware (PGW)  

3.      The Later Vedic Aryans were familiar with two seas, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.  

4.      Rice became the staple diet of Indian people during the Later Vedic Period.  

5.      The term ‘Rashtra’ which indicates territory first appeared in the later vedic period.  

6.      Mention of the word ‘Sudras’ - Rigveda (10th Mandala)  

7.      Mention of the ‘Gotra’ is found in the Atharvaveda.  

8.      Origin of Kingship is found in Aitareya Brahmana.  

9.      ‘Soma’ was an intoxicating drink mentioned in the 9th Mandala of the Rig Veda.  

10.    Mention of the word Varna is found in Rigveda.  

11.      The fourfold division of the society is found in the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda.  

12.    Mention about the Varnashranadhrama is found in the Jabla Upanishad.  

13.    The Doctrine of Trimurti is found in the Maitrayani Upanishad.  

14.    Mention about the origin of Universe is found in the Rig Veda (10th Mandala).  

15.    Purohita Senani and Vrajapati were the important functionaries who assisted the king in dayto- day administration.  

16.    The officer who enjoyed authority over the pasture land was called Vrajapati.  

17.     The king’s power increased during the Later Vedic Period.  

18.    First law giver of ancient India was Manu. He wrote ‘Manusmrithi’.  

19.    Manusmrithi was translated into English by William Jones.  

20.  Shyma Shastri translated Arthasastra into English  

21.    Bali was a tax, which the king used to collect from the people of the Vedic period.  

22.   Aryans used iron for the first time India.  

23.   Horse, Iron, Sugarcane, Pulses etc reached India by the coming of Aryans.  

24.   The God who occupied supreme position in the Later Vedic Period was Prajapati.  

25.   Rudra was regarded as preserver and protector of the people.  

26.   The most important functionary who assisted the Vedic king was Purohita.  

27.   Manarchy was the normal form of Government in the vedic period.  

28.   Each Tribal republic was headed by Ganapati or Jyeshtha.  

29.   The Vedic Education system revealed through ‘Frog Hymn’ in the Rigveda and ‘Wedding Hymn’ describe the oldest marriage rituals.  

30.  Max Mullar was the first person to speak of ‘Aryans’ as a race.

Epics

 

1.       Hinduism has two epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.  

2.      Mahabharata was written by ‘Vyasa’.Mahabharata is also known as Jayasamhita, Satasahasri Samhita and the fifth veda.  

3.      Mahabharata has 1,17,000 hymns in it.  

4.      Mahabharata is divided into 18 Purvas, an appendix Harivamsa is considered as 19th Purva.  

5.      12th Purva is the largest and 7th is the smallest.  

6.      It describes the 18 days battle of Kurukshetra.  

7.      Stories of Sakuntalam, Pralayam, Ramcharitam, Rishysringan, Satyavan Savitri,Nala and Damayanthi etc are included in the Mahabharata.  

8.      Valmiki is the author of Ramayana.