Vedic Period | Indian history | Britannica (original) (raw)

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boarding schools

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  In boarding school: History of boarding schools across the world
  …present in India during the Vedic period (1500 to 800 bce). Students stayed with their guru (teacher) at a gurukul (literally, “house of the teacher”) and studied primarily religious teachings and traditional scriptures, as well as politics and science. Education was imparted by word of mouth, though manuscripts made of…
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Indian civilization

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  In India: Early Vedic period
  Composed in archaic, or Vedic, Sanskrit, generally dated between 1500 and 800 bce, and transmitted orally, the Vedas comprise four major texts—the Rig-, the Sama-, the Yajur-, and the Atharvaveda. Of these, the Rigveda is believed to be the earliest. The texts consist of hymns, charms, spells, and ritual…
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