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प्रश्न
Describe the various stages in which the Aryans entered India.
Give an account of the various stages of the Aryan settlement in India.
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उत्तर
The Aryans entered India in the main two stages and took several centuries to bring India under their control.
The first settled in Sapta Sindhu. The region named Brahmavarta, which means the land of the gods. The period between 1,500 BCE and 1,000 BCE, during which they lived here, is known as the Early Vedic Period. Then Aryans moved ahead and settled in Gangetic Valley, the region named Aryavarta, the period between 1,000 BCE and 600 BCE, this period is known as the Later Vedic Period.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Samiti | a | Highest priest |
| 2 | Brahmans | b | Early Vedic Period |
| 3 | The Kshatriyas | c | Amusement of the Aryans |
| 4 | The Vaishyas | d | Commander of the army |
| 5 | The Shudras | e | Was an assembly made up of all the people of the village |
| 6 | Rajan | f | Traders and cultivators |
| 7 | Purohit | g | King or head of a tribe |
| 8 | Senani | h | Warriors |
| 9 | Chariot racing | i | Priests |
| 10 | 1500BC - 1000BC | j | Lowest varna in the Vedic Period |
State whether the following statement is True or False.
The Aryans were the original inhabitants of India.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
The Aryans knew mathematics and about its two branches, algebra and geometry.
Textbook Keywords: Indo-Aryans
Textbook Keywords: Sapta Sindhu
Textbook Keywords: Rajan
Textbook Keywords: Purohita
When did the Aryans arrive in India?
Mention two important differences between the Aryans and the people of the Indus Valley.
Choose the correct answer:
Each Aryan tribe had a chieftain known as __________.
