Vedic period

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1. What is the chronological range?Approximately 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
2. Who wrote the Vedas?The Vedas were written by early people called Indo‑Aryans, who lived in the northwestern parts of India and later moved into the Ganges basin.
3. What were the main parts of the Vedas?The main parts are the Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda, plus later books like the Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads that talk about rituals, stories, and deep ideas.

Varna System: An ancient Indian social stratification system dividing society into four main occupational classes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras.
Upanishads: Later Vedic texts that form the philosophical core of Hinduism, focusing on concepts like Brahman and Atman.
Yajna: Vedic ritual sacrifice, a central practice aimed at appeasing deities and maintaining cosmic order.