HISTORY ONE-LINER (Vedic Age)
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS Vedic Age 1. Vedic Age is the period of Aryans in India from 1500 - 500 BC. 2. Most Probable Home of the Aryans is Central Asia. This theory is of Max Muller . 3. The word Aryan literally means high born, but it generally refers to language. 4. The word ‘ Veda ’ is derived from the word ‘ vid ’ which means knowledge. 5. Vedas are the oldest literary works of mankind. Vedas are four in number, they are Rig Veda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharva Veda. Rig veda is the oldest veda. 6. Vedas are collectively known as Sruti 7. Vedangas are collectively known as Smriti 8. Vedangas are six in number. They are, Siksha -...