In the context of the Vedic period consider the folloiwng statements 1 The Vedic society was patriar...........

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In the context of the Vedic period consider the folloiwng statements:

1. The Vedic society was patriarchal and patrilineal.

2. Jainism and Buddhism arised during this period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Vedic period or Vedic age is the period in the history of the northern Indian subcontinent between the end of the urban Indus Valley Civilisation and a second urbanisation which began in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain c. 600 BCE. It gets its name from the Vedas, which are liturgical texts containing details of life during this period that have been interpreted to be historical and constitute the primary sources for understanding the period. The end of the Vedic period witnessed the rise of true cities and large states (called mahajanapadas) as well as srama?a movements (including Jainism and Buddhism) which challenged the Vedic orthodoxy.