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 Vedic period:the aryan The Aryans were semi-nomadic pastoral people and originated from area around the Caspian Sea in Central Asia. (by Max Muller.) Entered India probably through the Khyber Pass (Hindukush Mountains) around 1500 BC. Early Vedic Or rigvedic Period Region The early Aryans settled in Eastern Afghanistan, modern Pakistan, Punjab and parts of western UP. The whole region in which the Aryans first settled in India is called the Land of Seven Rivers or Sap taSindhava ' (The Indus, its five tributaries and the Saraswati). Political Organization Monarchial form. Tribe was known as Jan and its king as Rajan. The king was assisted by a number of officers of which purohita was the most important. Family was the basic unit of society. The family was patriarchal in nature. But women enjoyed equal power with men. Economy Aryans followed a mixed economy pastoral and agricultural-in which cattle played a predominant part. Standard unit of exchange was cow. At the same time coins...

INDUS VALLEY ▸ Discovery and Time   -R.B. Dayaram Sahni first discovered Harappa in 1921.  • R.D. Banerjee discovered Mohenjodaro in 1922. According to radiocarbon dating, it spread from the year 2500 - 1750 BC. ▸ Geographical Extent Covered parts of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Gujarat, Rajasthan and some parts of western UP. Major sites in Pakistan are Harappa (on Ravi in W.Punjab), Mohenjodaro (on Indus), Chanhu-Daro (Sindh), etc. In India, major sites are Lothal, Rangpur and Surkotda (Gujarat), Kalibangam (Rajasthan), Banwali (Hissar), and Alamgirpur (western UP). Largest site is Rakhigarhi in Hissar, Haryana. Next comes Mohenjodaro, then Harappa. ▸ Town Planning Elaborate town-planning. It follows the grid system. Roads well cut, dividing the town into large rectangular blocks. Used burnt bricks of good quality as the building material. Their drainage system shows developed sense of health and sanitation. The towns were divided into 2 parts: Upper Part or Citadel and Lower...