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Questions
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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Solution
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.
RELATED QUESTIONS
The Aryans settled down first in the region now called the ______.
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 called their settlements ‘Arpavaria’.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
The Aryans knew mathematics and about its two branches, algebra and geometry.
Textbook Keywords: Rajan
What is the impact of the Aryan civilization on India?
Fill in the blank:
The region of seven rivers is called the _______.
The Indo-Aryans were people who migrated to India from ______.
Choose the correct answer:
Each Aryan tribe had a chieftain known as __________.
Choose the correct answer:
____________ was the main occupation of the Aryans.
