Vedic period and Mahajanapadas · वैदिक काल और महाजनपद
Four Vedas, sixteen Mahajanapadas — and which capital goes with which.
Vedic period and Mahajanapadas games
Vedic period · वैदिक काल
- Four Vedas: Rigveda (oldest, about 3500 years ago), Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda.
- Rajan (chief) with assemblies sabha and samiti; cattle-rearing and farming.
16 Mahajanapadas · सोलह महाजनपद
| Mahajanapada | Capital |
|---|---|
| Magadha | Rajagriha (later Pataliputra) |
| Kosala | Shravasti |
| Vatsa | Kaushambi |
| Avanti | Ujjayini |
| Anga | Champa |
| Kashi | Varanasi |
| Vajji | Vaishali |
| Gandhara | Taxila |
| Surasena | Mathura |
| Malla | Kushinara |
Others: Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Chedi, Assaka, Kamboja. Magadha grew strongest under Bimbisara and Ajatashatru.
For Class 6 (NCERT Exploring Society 6, “India's Cultural Roots”; older book “Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic”). Dates are approximate.
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Vedic period and Mahajanapadas
Rigveda oldest. 16 Mahajanapadas; Magadha strongest.
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Vedic period and Mahajanapadas — worksheet
Name: ____________________ Class: ______ Date: __________
1. Name the four Vedas.
2. Write any six Mahajanapadas with capitals.
3. Why did Magadha become powerful?
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