Vedic Society

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In 2000 BC Harappan civilization was fading and a new society was forming. This period was called: _________________

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The Vedic Period

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Most of what we know about the Vedic Period comes from religious texts called: ______________________

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The Vedas

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The Vedas are__________________.

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a collection of poems, hyms, myths and rituals passed down orally, and then written in Sanskrit.

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There were 4 Vedas. The oldest Veda was called: ______________

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Rigveda

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The new society that was forming during the Vedic Period was called: ____________

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Aryans

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Aryans means: ______________

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noble ones

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Some historians think the Aryans arrived in the: _________________:and then spread from North India to Central India.

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Indus River Valley

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Other historians disagree with the migration theory of the Aryans. They think the Vedic society: _______________________

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developed in Harappan cities and then spread

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When the Aryans settled, they: _______________________

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built small villages, not big cities like the Harappans

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The Aryans lived in small communities based on family ties, they were called:

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grama