The geographical region primarily associated with the Early Vedic settlements, encompassing the Indus and its tributary rivers, is known in Vedic texts as:
The Rigveda also makes a few significant references to the river Saraswati, which is described in the text with great reverence, though its exact geographical identification remains a subject of:
A.
Ongoing academic debate among historians and archaeologists
B.
Complete scholarly consensus with no debate
C.
Universal agreement that it refers to the modern Ganga
A. Ongoing academic debate among historians and archaeologists
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Early Vedic political organisation was primarily based on tribal identity rather than fixed territory, with the basic social/political unit often referred to as the: