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Arabian Sea
-- ,,__ I 1000 miles
Aryan Migrations
..._ 2000-1500 B.C.
1500- I 000 B.C.
..._ 1 000-500 B.C.
The Impact of
Aryan Migration
Around 1500 B.C., Aryans from Central Asia migrated to the
Indus River valley. They were nomadic warriors. Over time
they moved eastward into the plain around the Ganges River
and then south into the Deccan Plateau.
Most of what is known about the Aryans comes from the Vedas. The Vedas are a collection of books containing prayers,
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w ❖E IND/AN OCEAN
songs, and other writings of the Aryans. The Aryans brought
with them their own language, religious beliefs, and social
system. They spoke an Inda-European language known as
Sanskrit. English, German, Persian, Spanish, and French are
some of the languages that are based on the lndoEuropean
language.
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epi
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Like other ancient people, the Aryans were polytheistic. Their chief deity was Indra, the god of war. Other deities represented the natural world such as the sky, air, and water. Priests called brahmans offered sacrifices to the deities. Over time, the people began tothe world known as Brahman. The Aryans developed a social system that has had a lasting impact on Indian culture.
Carving of an Aryan Chariot Archer
Modern Day Brahmin Priest
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Mahabharata.
an Indian
epic, details
basic Indian
culture.
They divided the population into four
major categories, or c�stes. These four
castes were further divided into
thousands of subcastes. The castes
determined a person's occupation and
social class. Those not included in the
caste system were called Untouchables.
Over time, Aryan culture and its
caste system expanded across much
of the Indian subcontinent. Aryan
kingdoms grew up in several areas,
especially on the vast plain around the Ganges River.
These became important centers of farming and trade.
Five Major Categories of Aryan Society
Caste Characteristics Work
Brahman . priests . oversaw religious ceremonies . highest caste and smallest in
number
Kshatriya . warnors and rulers . defended kingdom
Vaisya . commoners, or ordinary people . mostly farmers or merchants
Sudra . largest group of people . earned a living by doing farm . non-Aryans work and other manual labor
Untouchable . outside the caste system . did jobs no one else would do, . about 5 percent of the people such as garbage collecting
. lived separate from others
