Aryan Invasion and Civilization

After the collapse of the Harappan civilization, who were the group of people that settled in the region?

• Industians

• Brahmans

• Ramayans

• Aryans

When did the Aryans settle and from where?

• 2000 BCE, Africa

• 500 BCE, Europe

• 1500 BCE, central Asia

• 3000 BCE, Rome

What were the Aryan characteristics?

• Neolithic, cannibals who ate people, warriors rode camels

• Nomadic, hunters who herded cattle, expert warriors that had metal tipped spears & wooden chariots

• Cave people, farmed what they could, no warriors

• Archaic, would roam in packs and hunt animals for food, fought amongst each other

After arriving to India, the Aryans were no longer nomads, but instead what?

• farmers

• gladiators

• carpenters

• beekeepers

How was farming improved?

• trading rare fruits and spices

• solar panels were invented

• seeds were hydroponically grown

• raised cattle & declared them as sacred

What technology came about?

• swords, irrigation systems, seed machine

• iron plow, canals to improve farming, horse chariot

• jewelry machine, broom, fans

• seed bags, mowers, trimmers

How were the Aryans educated?

• by the queen, on sand paper

• thru sign language

• orally by a guru, very rigorous

• by drawing

What was the marriage tradition followed by the groom and bride?

• bride and groom were bathed in oil

• groom would wear red & the bride would wear blue

• both were have to wear white linen outfits as a sign of purity

• groom placed a red dot on the brides forehead as a sign of marriage

What was the political structure?

• no complex government, grouped in clans by warrior chiefs

• well structured, rankings played a major role

• power was only given to the gurus

• no government was needed since having one caused too many issues

What name were tribes also called?

• Pratyush

• Gana

• Hari

• Ghandi