AIM : How did the Aryan migration effect the settlers of the Indus Valley?
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AIM: How did the Aryan migration effect the settlers of the Indus Valley?
Do Now: Agree or disagree – Everyone has equal opportunity to be successful in our society.
HW: In a minimum of 10 sentences answer the following: Do you think the idea of a caste system is a good or bad system for a society?
The Aryans1500-250 BC
I. Indo-European Migrations1. Nomads: someone who moves from place to place in search for
food.2. From the Steppes of the Caucasus Mts.
A. Steppe: dry grasslands.3. Migrated (moved) all throughout Europe & southwest Asia.
II. Aryans1. Indo-Europeans who migrated into the Indus Valley.2. Vedas: books that set down their prayers, songs, spells & religious
formulas.3. Varnas:
A. Rigid class system created by the Aryans.i. Aryans had the best jobs.ii. Dasa (dark) had the worst jobs.
4. Magadha – major kingdom of the Aryans.
Priests
Warriors
Peasants/Traders
Laborers/Craftsmen