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It was period of vedas supremacy and this period was divided into two periods one is Early Vedic or Rigvedic period and two is later Vedic period the sources of this periods was 4 Vedas in Hindu dharma i.e., Rigveda,samaveda, yajurveda and athavaveda. this is study difference between polity society economic and religion of that particular periods
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The video provides an overview of the Vedic Period, dividing it into two main phases: the Early Vedic (Rigvedic) Period (0:30-0:35) and the Later Vedic Period (0:35-0:40). The speaker explains that this division is based on available historical sources (0:40-0:42) and the significant changes that occurred around 1000 BCE (1:34-1:43), primarily due to the discovery of iron (1:43-1:51).

The video highlights key differences between the two periods across four aspects:

Economy:
Early Vedic Period: Primarily pastoral (5:05-5:06), with evidence from the Rigveda mentioning animals like cows and horses (14:06-14:32).
Later Vedic Period: Shifted to agriculture (4:33-4:45) due to the use of iron tools (7:52-8:05) for clearing forests in regions like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (7:26-7:31). This led to surplus production and trade (17:35-17:40).

Polity:
Early Vedic Period: Characterized by smaller "Jan" (single units or tribes) (5:09-5:15).
Later Vedic Period: Evolved into larger "Janapadas" (5:15-5:19), which further developed into "Mahajanapadas" (17:14-17:16), with Magadh emerging as the most powerful (17:23-17:28).

Society:
Early Vedic Period: Predominantly tribal (5:31-5:33).
Later Vedic Period: Became "Varna-based" (5:59-6:00), leading to a more rigid social structure (17:05-17:09).

Religion:
Early Vedic Period: Focused on nature worship (6:15-6:26).
Later Vedic Period: Shifted to sacrificial traditions (6:54-6:59) and a rise in Brahminical domination (6:59-7:06, 11:16-11:17). This increasing dominance later led to the rise of new philosophies like Buddhism and Jainism (16:07-16:54) as a response to the rigid Varna system (16:23-16:27).

The video also notes that the Rigveda was composed (11:37-11:40) during the Early Vedic Period but compiled (13:18-13:34) along with other Vedas (Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda) in the Later Vedic Period (13:40-13:44).