Question

The Aryans shared their __________________ (21) and religion with the people of Harappa. This is called assimilation. The culture of the Harappa and the Aryans blended together. The religion of _________________ (22) began with the Aryans. The Aryans also introduced the __________________ (23). In the caste system, the Aryans divided their society into four groups based on their ______________ (24). Everyone had to stay in the group into which they were born. The Aryans were led by chiefs called _____________ (25). Rajahs were elected by a group of warriors. They got advice from a council of elders made from the heads of families.

The Aryans and the Dravidians

The Aryans invaded the Indian sub-continent around 1500 BC. The Aryans pushed the Dravidians from the ________________ (26). Soon, they controlled most of India, spreading their culture, beliefs, and language with those they conquered.

Answer 1

The historical Vedic religion (also known as Vedicism, Vedism or ancient Hinduism[a]), and subsequently Brahmanism (also spelled as Brahminism), constituted the religious ideas and practices among some of the Indo-Aryan peoples of northwest India (Punjab and the western Ganges plain) of ancient India during the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).[3][4][5][6] These ideas and practices are found in the Vedic texts, and some Vedic rituals are still practiced today.[7][8][9] It is one of the major traditions which shaped Hinduism, though present-day Hinduism is markedly different from the historical Vedic religion.[5][10][note 1]

The Vedic religion developed in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent during the early Vedic period (1500–1100 BCE), but has roots in the Eurasian Steppe Sintashta culture (2200–1800 BCE), the subsequent Central Asian Andronovo culture (2000–900 BCE),[11][b] and the Indus Valley Civilisation (2600–1900 BCE).[12] It was a composite of the religion of the Central Asian Indo-Aryans, itself "a syncretic mixture of old Central Asian and new Indo-European elements",[13] which borrowed "distinctive religious beliefs and practices"[14] from the Bactria–Margiana culture;[14] and the remnants of the Harappan culture of the Indus Valley.[15]

During the late Vedic period (1100–500 BCE) Brahmanism developed out of the Vedic religion, as an ideology of the Kuru-Panchala realm which expanded into a wider area after the demise of the Kuru-Pancala realm. Brahmanism was one of the major influences that shaped contemporary Hinduism, when it was synthesized with the non-Vedic Indo-Aryan religious heritage of the eastern Ganges plain (which also gave rise to Buddhism and Jainism), and with local religious traditions.[16][2][1][17][a]

Specific rituals and sacrifices of the Vedic religion include, among others: the Soma rituals; Fire rituals involving oblations (havir); and the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice).[18][19] The rites of grave burials as well as cremation are seen since the Rigvedic period.[20] Deities emphasized in the Vedic religion include Dyaus, Indra, Agni, and Varuna, and important ethical concepts include satya and ṛta.

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