Explain the system of education prevalent during the Later Vedic Age.

The Later Vedic Age had a special system of education. Usually at the age of seven, a boy was sent to a Gurukul, which was the house of the teacher. He was supposed to live there until he completed his education. The guru treated his students like his own children. He had to get up early in the morning, take his bath and chant the vedic mantras.

Most of the teaching was done orally and the students were required to learn everything by heart. The students were taught Vedic literature, grammar, astronomy, medicine, music, architecture and the art of warfare. After completing the education, the students paid Guru Dakshina or a fee to the teacher according to their means.