The Vedas, which are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India, were indeed written down after 600 BCE but are rooted in an oral tradition that dates back to between 1400 and 900 BCE. This oral tradition was meticulously preserved and passed down through generations before it was finally recorded in writing.

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The Vedas

Question 21

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The Vedas:

A) Can be trusted by historians and archeologists because they were accounts of events which were written as they occurred.
B) Were written down after 600 BCE, but grew from an oral tradition composed between about 1400 and 900 BCE.
C) Represent the authors' best efforts to convey accurate information to future generations rather than being in any way allegorical or mythological.
D) Were lost for centuries, but discovered and translated by archeologist Sir Arthur Murphy in 1925.

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