Compare the areas of settlement during the Early and Later Vedic Age.

During the Early Vedic Age, Indo-Aryans settled in 'the land of seven rivers' in the Punjab region, also known as Sapta-Sindhu.

During the Later Vedic Age, Indo-Aryans gradually moved further eastwards and settled in the Gangetic Valley. The entire region under their control came to be called Aryavarta, which means 'the land of the Aryans'.