Chapter 5 Ancient India

Ancient India Module 5 Lesson 2

by DIon Dubois

​Vedic Society

​Your family are skillful weavers who make beautiful cotton cloth. You belong to the class in Aryan society whoare traders, farmers, and craftspeople. Often the raja of your town leads the warriors into battle. You admire their bravery but know you can never be one of them. To

be an Aryan warrior, you must be born into that noble class. Instead, you have your own duty to carry out.

​Aryan Migration

​A new group of tribes arrived in the Indus River Valley, probably during the Harappan civilization’s peak or decline. They were called the Aryans (AHR-ee-uhnz), which means noble ones. Historians believe they originally came from Central Asia. Over time, they formed the dominant Indian society during what is known as the Vedic period. The Aryans first arrived in India in the 2000 BC. Their religious writing were called the Vedas. It was a collection of poems, hymns, myths and rituals written by priests.

Multiple Choice

What did the Indus Valley people teach the Aryans?

• How to fish

• farming and building
• better methods of hunting

Multiple Choice

Where did the war-like Aryans probably migrate from?

• Central Asia
• South America
• South Central

Multiple Choice

What is agriculture?

• The practice and science of farming

• Repairing cars

• Styling hair

• An ancient civilization

Multiple Choice

What is a scholar?

• Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject

• A type of doctor

• A religious leader

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What does Aryan mean?

• Nice guy

• bad person

• Nobleman

• Warrior

Multiple Choice

Which text tells us about the Aryans?

• The Bible

• The Torah

• The Vedas

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Multiple Choice

Why do scholars think the Aryans came from Europe?

• Their language

• Their religion

• Their clothing

• Their government

Multiple Choice

The Aryans were originally from...

• Europe

• North American

• Africa

• Central Asia (Indo-Europe)

Multiple Choice

The Aryans spoke this language...

• Egyptian

• Latin

• Sanskrit

• Hebrew

Multiple Choice

What kind of system did Aryans use to organize their society?

• Brahmanism

• caste

• Aryan

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

The early name of the Aryan religion was called...

• Brahmanism

• caste

• Aryan

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Why did the Aryans come to INDIA?

• For invading

• To fish

• In search of pasture grounds

• In search of food