The Aryans Flashcards
(36 cards)
Aryans start _______ but they became ______ when they went to the Indus River valley an Ganges
Pastoral
Farmers
1500 BC
Came over Hindu Kush mountains
Aryana were not ____ but the _____ of modern Indians
Ancestors
Basis
____ and ____ allow Aryans to change environment
Irrigation
Plow
Clear the ____ around Ganges to make area good for ____
Jungle
Farming
By 1000 BC
Aryans develop writing called Sanskrit
Warriors
Horse drawn chariots
The Vedas
Religious texts
The Vedas duration
1200-600 BCE
Hindu core beliefs
Hymns and poems
Religious prayers
Magical spells
Lists of gods and goddesses
What were the Vedas written in?
Sanskrit
Veda
Knowledge
Four main Vedas
Rig Veda
Sama Veda
Yajur Veda
Athara Veda
Rig Veda
Hymns of praise
Sama Veda
Knowledge of the melodies
Yajur Veda
Knowledge of the sacrificial formulas
Athara Veda
Knowledge of the magic formulas
What was writing for the Aryans associated with?
Upper or higher class
What does Sanskrit mean?
What does this suggest?
Prepared Pure Sacred Perfect **This suggests that is was used by priests
What does the Aryan arrival lead to?
Different social structure
Was there social stratification in the Indus Valley?
No
Describe Aryan India’s social stratification
Very stratified
Levels of stratification called ____. All of them together called ________. “___” was the Indian word for caste
Castes
Caste system
Jati
Were you born into Varnas?
Yes