WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What’s an example of how the Aryans impacted the Indus River Valley civilization?
A
The Aryans brought Sanskrit when they migrated.
B
The Aryans destroyed the River.
C
The Aryans hunted the animals until extinction.
D
The Aryans created the first use of sanitation.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indo-Aryans were part of an expansion into the Indus Valley and Ganges Plain from1800-1500 BCE. This is explained through Indo-Aryan Migration and Kurgan theories. The Indo-Aryans continued to settle the Ganges Plain, bringing their distinct religious beliefs and practices.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Aryans brought with them their own language, religious beliefs, and social system. They spoke an Indo-European language known as Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aryan Invasion Theory (c. The Indus Valley Civilization may have met its demise due to invasion. According to one theory by British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler, a nomadic, Indo-European tribe, called the Aryans, suddenly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley.

Detailed explanation-4: -Religion was central to Aryan culture. Aryan religious practices merged with the customs of people already living in the valley to form the basis for Hinduism. The Aryans worshiped numerous gods through sacrifice. They practiced many elaborate rituals and were careful to remain ritually pure according to their varna.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the earliest Indus Valley cities were fading around 1500 B.C., a group of people known as the Vedic Aryans were arriving. They crossed into India through the Hindu Kush Mountains. Their migration took place over hundreds of years.

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