Harappan Society
A term used by Historians to describe the Indus River Valley
What is Harappa?
Priests, spiritual and intellectual leaders of society
What are Brahmins?
The god of rain
Who is Indra?
This is a collection of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals that developed into an Aryan society.
What are Vedas?
These people developed Hinduism
Who are the Aryans
Ancient Greek Historian and geographer that made many historical accounts
Who is Herodotus?
Merchants and land owners
The god of destruction
Who is Shiva?
The historical time period from 1500-500 B.C.E. where Dravidians and Aryans mixed and mingled
What is the Vedic age?
The religious Aryan text
What is the Vedas?
The two reasons why there isn't many known records of Harrapan life
What is Inaccessible remains and a lack of written records?
Kshatriyas
What are warriors?
The god of the sun
Who is Suyra?
Where Aryans settled during the early centuries of the Vedic age
What is the Punjab?
What Herodotus would call Harappan Society
What is the Gift of The Indus?
Commoners, peasants, and servants
What are the Sudra?
The god of preservation
Who is Vishnu?
What Aryans depended more heavily on compared to agriculture
What is a pastoral economy?
The Aryans wrote their hymns and poems in this language
What is Sanskrit?
Where the Indus Valley draws its waters
What is Rain and melted snow?
These people were toilet cleaners, street sweepers, and dead animals clearers
What are the untouchables?
The god of Creation
Who is Brahma?
Where the Aryans settled after 1000 B.C.E.
What is the area between the Himalayan foothills and the Ganges River?
A term that means superior and noble
What is Aryan?