2.6 Ancient India Part VI Later Vedic Period and Janapadas

The later Vedic period saw the consolidation of Janas to Janapadas that had territory and the formation of Rashtra. We see iron being used and thus Vedic Civilisation/Culture was an Iron Age. The role of agriculture in the lives of the peolple increased and with surplus wealth and resources we see the rise of different professions and an yearning for knowledge, philosophy and sciences. The people now moved East and discovered many other tribes and groups and also more sources of Iron.