Exploring the Vedic Age

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Objective

I can describe the main features of the Vedic Age.

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Warm-up video

World Tales · 5:04

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The Aryans migrated to the Indian subcontinent from the open steppes of Central Asia about 3,500 years ago.

  2. 2

    The term Aryan refers to a linguistic and cultural group, not a race.

  3. 3

    The Aryans organized their society into varnas, which defined everyone's role and created divisions over time.

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Practice

7 questions

1

What does the term 'Aryan' refer to, according to the video?

2

Name two possible reasons why the Harappan civilization declined.

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Exit ticket

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Describe three main features of the Vedic Age based on the video.

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