WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Indo-Aryans entered the Indus valley, and mixed their ideas with the indigenous people of the area. Indigenous means ____
A
distant
B
exiled
C
foreign
D
native
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They were called the Aryans. The Aryans probably came from central Asia. They had been steadily crossing the Khyber Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains for many years and settling in the Indus Valley, mixing with the local population.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Indo-European Aryans migrated from Central Asia to India around 4000 years ago, transforming the weapons, religion, and language of the subcontinent. Some scholars believe they conquered an already weakened Indus Valley Civilization, using superior military technology such as the war chariot.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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