The main sources of information about the later Vedic period (1000 BC, - 600 BC) are three other Vedas (in addition to the Rigveda) - Yajurveda, Samaveda and Arthveda, the vast area on which the later Vedic Aryans resided, was called Aryavrata. was named. Painted gray pottery and iron are the specialty of this period.
Social Structure
The decline in the status of women in society was recorded in the later Vedic period. Women did not become more independent. They were organized from the civilization of the assembly. In the post Vedic texts, I get information about only three ashrams (Brahmanacharya, Grahastha and Vanprastha). First of all, the description of the four Ashrams is found in the Jabalopanishad. That is, the details of renunciation are found in it. The concept of gotra first came in this period.
Economic life
Agriculture became the main occupation of the Aryans during this period. The main crops of this year are paddy and wheat. The tendency of monopoly over property emerged, coins like Nishak, Shatman are discussed. Varnik Sangh – A tax called Shreshitham Bali was collected from the public.
The basic unit of weight was Samvat Krishnal. The rulers started getting royal taxes from chariot making, bow makers and clothes making. A special type of pottery was made of clay called painted gray,
Religious Life
The method of sacrifice and sacrifice became the basic basis of later Vedic religion. Along with the Yagya, the practice of many other rituals also started, due to which the role of the priest became important. In this period, Prajapati became the most important deity in place of Indra. Vishnu was considered to be the end of the sufferings of mankind.
religious movement
The 6th century BC is considered to be the establishment of the religious movement. At this time, Heracles in Greece, Zoroaster in Iran, and Jainism and Buddhism came into existence in India. In India, the influence of sects based on equality arose in response to rituals, a sacrificial system of Vedic religion.