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THE ARYANS

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THE ARYANS The Aryans were nomadic tribes who came down to India about 3500 years ago from Central Asia in search of food for themselves and for their cattle. It is however not known why they left their homeland. It believed that a natural disaster, like drought or outbreak of disease, could have led to their fleeing . The Aryans did not build permanent homes or grow crops. They were nomads and reared cattle and sheep, which they considered as their wealth. They learned to settle down form the Dravidians.   The Aryans divided the society into four main castes. The highest were the Brahmin priests who governed the country.     The next were Kshatriyas who were fighters. The third caste was called the Vaisyas who were traders. The lowest cast people were called Shudras. They had to serve the upper castes.  
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Indus valley civilization

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Indus  valley   civilization           Indus Valley civilization was  the first civilization that emerged in  India. As the name Suggests, it came along the bank of   Rive Indus,  which is now in Pakistan. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were the two largest cities in the Valley. At the centre of  both Mohenjo -daro and Harappa, there existed a  spectacular mound Which served as a citadel.  Beyond the citadel, shops and workers’houses were built.    The People of the Indus Valley Carried on a busy trade across the Arabian sea  and  up the Persian  Gulf  to Bahrain (then Dilmun).     Archaeologists have found soapstone stamping seals  in  Bahrain and in the remains of   Ur (now in Iraq ). The Indus Valley Civilization came  to an end  about 3500 years ago.   Scholars Suggest the  flooding and...
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The early stages

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  The  early                                                             stage s
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HISTORY OF INDIA

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History    Of  india  
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