Exploring the Vedic Age
6th Grade · Social Studies · 40 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the main features of the Vedic Age.
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The Aryans migrated to the Indian subcontinent from the open steppes of Central Asia about 3,500 years ago.
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The term Aryan refers to a linguistic and cultural group, not a race.
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The Aryans organized their society into varnas, which defined everyone's role and created divisions over time.
