WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Aryans first came into the Indus Valley, but they were different from the earlier peoples along that river. They didn’t live in cities. They were nomadic herders, moving from place to place to find grass for their cattle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aryans were Indo-European warlike herders from Asian steppes. Bronze users and horse handlers, Aryans had a superior military and their cavalry warfare enabled them to spread their culture from the Punjab across northern India, preparing the way for emergence of large empires.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.