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Chapter 4
Chronology
Term | Definition |
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What happened during 8000 - 7000 b.c.e? | The begging of agriculture in South Asia |
When did the aryans start to migrate towards India? | 1500 b.c.e |
When was the Rig Veda made? | 1400-900 b.c.e |
What happened around around 1000 b.c.e in the aryan society? | Aryans decided to distinguish people based on the color of their skin. |
When did the Aryans migrate to Ganges River Valley? | 1000 b.c.e |
When did the Aryans migrate to Deccan Plateau? | 500 b.c.e |
Around what time period did the Aryan start to establish their first cities? | 750 b.c.e |
Time period of The Vedic Age | 1500-500 b.c.e |
What were the names of the early group leaders in the Aryan societies? | chiefdoms, raja |
Which society depended greatly on a Pastoral economy? | The Aryans |
Who was the "war hero" for the Aryans? | Indra |
What method did the Aryans use to transmit work? | Veda |
Name the four main Varnas? | brahmins (priests), kshatriyas (warriors and aristocrats), vaishyas (cultivators, artisans, and merchants), shudras (landless peasants and serfs) |
What last category of the Varnas was added eventually? | The untouchables |
What was the Aryans "sacred" language? | Sanskirt |
What was the daily language that the Aryans used? | Prakit |
What were the subcastes called? | Jeti |
Around what time did the Harappan society decline? | 1900 b.c.e |
Around what time was the highest peak for the Harappan society? | 2500-200 b.c.e |
Where were the Harappans located? | Near the Indus river valley, Himalayans, and also Hindu Kush mountains. |
Whose societies language has still been not translated? | Harappan |
What was different that the Harappan society had that most other societies did not? | Social distinctions, which eventually lead to the caste system? |
Around what time period did the Harappans begin to cultivate cotton? | before 5000 b.c.e |
What society did their religious beliefs strongly revolve around fertility ? | Harappan society |
What were the two main cities> | Harappa and Mojeno- Daro |
What was the Harrapa political system like? | There is no evidence leading to how the Harappans political system worked. |
Who were the Dravidians? | Original people in a territory but eventually started to mix with other societies |
What is the law book of Manu? | Guidelines based on Hindu Beliefs. |
Which two societies combined? | Aryans and the Dravidians. |
When did the Aryans have conflict with indigenous people? | 1500-500 b.c.e |
Hardpan society almost entirely collapsed by... | 1500 b.c.e |