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04. Later Rig Vedic Period Flashcards

Learn the social political economic and cultural scenarios in the later rig Vedic civilization

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What is the political authority of a king?

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Monarchy - Unlimited power

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Reasons for rise in monarchy

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Samithi declined

Sabha - easily controlled by king and later abolished

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What are the four types of yagas the kings performed

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Rajasuya
Vajapeya
Aswamedha
Naramedha

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What is the sequence the king performing yagas

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Common king - 1) Rajasuya

Common king becomes rajanya

Rajanya performs 2) Vajapeya

Then performs 3) Aswamedha

Rajanya become Samrat - emperor

Emperor is the Lord and becomes powerful

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Which was the only yaga not performed in the Vedic Culture

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Naramedha

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Which king of which dynasty performed the naramedha yaga?

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Madhava Varma of the Vishnukundali Dynasty in Andhra History

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Who collected the mandatory taxes in the later rig Vedic period

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Bhagadugha

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Who collected the voluntary tax in the later rig Vedic period

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Balisadhaka

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Accounts officer who looked after gambling

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Akshavapa

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a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

A poet and a singer of epics

In Sanskrit and English

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Suth

Bard

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What is the actual name and other names of Mahabharata

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जयसंहिता Jayasamhita (collection of Victories)

Shata (100)
Sahasra (1000)
Samhitam (collection)
Because of the 100,000 shlokas (couplets)

Aka Panchama Vedam

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What is the exact tax portion for bagha in the later rig vedic period

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1/6 or 16.66% of the total crop production

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What social system was introduced to initiate and maintain the chaturvanrna system in the later rig vedic period?

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Varnashrama Dharma

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What are the different dharmas under the varnashrama dharma?

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  1. Brahmacharya
  2. Gruhasthya
  3. Vanaprastha
  4. Sanyasa
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Where is varnashrama dharma mentioned in?

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Jabala Upanishads

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What is the schooling dharma in varnashrama dharma

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Brahmacharya

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What is the marriage dharma called

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Gruhasthya

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What is the forest living dharma called

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Vanaprastha

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What is the enlightenment dharma known as

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Sanyasa

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What were the dharmas eligible for the following varnas to follow

  1. Brahmins
  2. Kshatriya
  3. Vyshyas
  4. Sudras
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  1. All 4 (but nobody really followed the 4 dharma)
  2. All the 3 except sanyasa

3 2 except sanyasa and vanaprastha

  1. None. They didn’t qualify
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What is untouchability

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A social stigma (social atrocities) shown by so called human beings to another human being in the form of physical distance and staying away from their close proximity

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What are the two types of rig vedic marriage systems

And name the children born to them

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  1. Aniloma

Male upper class + Female lower class
= Vrathya

  1. Prathiloma

Male lower class + female upper
= Chandola

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What are the meanings of gotra

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  1. Cow shed

2. Moola purush of a vansha

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Main objective of Gotra system

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  1. Protect holiness of blood

2. Regulate varnanthara marriages

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What did Gotra system give rise to?
Gave the opportunity for the upper class people to act as lords
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What are the three upper class called with regards to rebirth
Dvija Ja = birth Dvija = 2 births
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the sacred thread worn (over the left shoulder and hanging under the right) by boys and men of the three द्विज (dvija, “twice-born”) castes. 
यज्ञोपवीत • (yajñopavītá) n. Yagnopavitham
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Situation of women in the later rig vedic period
Freedom taken away Polygamy Polyandry Dowri (Sthri Dhan) Sati (Mostly only among Bhramins) Restriction on widows Girl child abortion
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What was the major economic change in the later rig vedic period and when
Usage of iron since 1000 BC
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What was the other name for iron
Syama Ayas’ in the Yajurveda and ‘Krishna Ayas’ in the Brahmanas
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Flow of the dependence on Sudras (economic, iron)
Iron available for low prices Drastic increase in agriculture Sudras became agriculturalists and producers The other three varnas started depending on sudhras to get work done.
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What is known as the 2nd age of urbanization
Later rig vedic period is know as the 2nd town planning system
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Why was LRVC called the second town planning system?
High agriculture Surplus production Increased investments Trade and commerce developed Town and cities developed which lead to urbanization
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What where the traders and handloom weavers association collectively referred to as
Sreni system or the guild system
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Other name for traders association and it's head
Merchant Guild Head: Sresti
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Head of handloom weavers association
Jestaka
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The dharma limitations is the guild system
Sreni Dharma They decided What to produce The quality Prices Like the local head of the local market
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Later rig Vedic pottery is known as
PGW - Painted Grey Ware
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IVC pottery is known as
BPW - Black Polished Ware
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PGWs were also known as in vedic literature
Neela - lohita
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What was the major change in the religious structure in the later vedic phase?
Increased yagas and yagnas increased the importance of purohiths brahmins started controlling the religion rig vedic religion turns to brahminical religions
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what were the early rig vedic gods replaced by
Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara
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Another name for Maheshwara and why
siva - were commonly used by non brahmins
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who is the god of agriculture, birds, animals, marriages, etc.
Pusan
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who is the god of wealth
Kubera
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what is other name for kubera
nara-vahanadattha
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two people who fought for power in the later rig vedic period
Brahmins and Kshatriyas
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what was the result of the atrocities and corruption in the brahminical religion
revolution reformation giving rise to Buddhism and Jainism
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What were the major categories of Vedic Literature
Sruthi Smruthi
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what were part of sruthi
Rig Saman Yajur Atharva
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what was part of sruthi
Rig Saman Yajur Atharva
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What was part of smruthi
``` Brahmanas Aranyakas upanishads vedangas 4 upa vedas sutras ```
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What was the literary style of rig veda
poetic
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how many shlokas in rig veda
1025
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how many mandals
8 (2-9) | 1 & 10 belong to the later rig vedic period
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main theme of rig veda
praying to the various energy forms found in nature
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brahmin who specializes in Rig Veda is called
Hotri
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What is the content of Samavedam
``` ragam arohanam avrohanam meter ragas origin of indian music traditions ```
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Brahmin who specializes in Samaveda
Udgatar
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content of Yajurveda
how to perform yagas and yagnas
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brahmin who specializes in yajurveda
adhvaryu
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what is the theme of atharva veda
black magic
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what were the main reason atharva veda was included as part of the vedas?
ganithasastra - indian mathematics rekhaganitham - geometry ayurveda
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there were no brahmin specialization for atharva veda because
it was initially part of the non aryan communities
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theme of kathopanishad
death
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upanishad composed by yagnavalkya
brihadaranyaka
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upanishad that deals with creation
ishopanishad
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upanishad about krishna's childhood
chandogya upanishad
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upanishad about siva
swetha swatharopanishad
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upanishad about parvati
kenopanishad
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indian slogan in which upanishad
Satyameva Jayathe in mundaka upanishad
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what are the 6 links/organs of vedas known as
ved-angas
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what are the 6 vedangas
1. Etimology - Niryuktha 2. Phonetics - siksha 3. Chants - arohanams and avarohanam 4. Vyakaranam 5. Ritual - Kalpa 6. Astronomy - Jyotish
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most important among vedangas
Kalpa
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3 parts of kalpa vedanga
1. gruha sutra: dharma sutra | 2. srutha sutra: yagas of society - ashwamedha vajapeya etc.
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importance of gruha sutra
origination of nyaya sastram - judiciary system
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4 sub vedas knows as
upa vedas
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what are the 4 upa vedas
1. ayurveda (Body) 2. silpa (sculpture and art) 3. dhanurveda (archery) 4. gandharva (music)

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