SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -After the 12th century BCE, as the Rigveda had taken its final form, the Vedic society, which is associated with the Kuru-Panchala region but were not the only Indo-Aryan people in northern India, transitioned from semi-nomadic life to settled agriculture in north-western India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Around 1500 BCE, a group of nomadic warriors invaded the Indus Valley culture. These people, the Aryans, came from Eastern Europe probably looking for pastures for their animals. They gave up their nomadic ways and settled here in India’s fertile river valleys, raising cattle and horses they brought with them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indo-Aryan Migration (1800-1500 BCE) Foreigners from the north are believed to have migrated to India and settled in the Indus Valley and Ganges Plain from 1800-1500 BCE. The most prominent of these groups spoke Indo-European languages and were called Aryans, or “noble people” in the Sanskrit language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main occupation of the people was cattle rearing and their wealth was measured in the number of cattle. They practiced agriculture by clearing the forests. Metals used were copper, iron, and bronze. Few people worked as goldsmiths, potters, spinners, and carpenters.