Invasion ! Fast Fact: What do you think of when you see or hear the word invasion? Write down the first 3 words that come to mind. 1)____________ 2)_____________ 3)________________ (They can be anything—nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs)
Invasion!
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Invasion!. Fast Fact: What do you think of when you see or hear the word invasion ? Write down the first 3 words that come to mind. 1)____________ 2)_____________ 3)________________ (They can be anything—nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Invasion!Fast Fact:What do you think of when you see or hear the word invasion?
Write down the first 3 words that come to mind. 1)____________ 2)_____________ 3)________________
(They can be anythingnouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs)The Aryan InvasionWas it really an invasion?
Invasion = the act of entering for conquest or plunder (loot)
usually go back home with the lootJust the military
Migration = the act of moving from one country to another
to stay and settleWhole society
Who were the Aryans? (1500 B.C.)What is Sanskrit? Indo-European languageDifferent from what first Indians spokeStill used in written form, like Latin and classical Greek
Sanskrit in an antique bookThe VedasEarliest date from 1700 B.C.Rig Veda most importantAncient wisdom passed down orallyHymns, songs, poems, stories2 most popular stories:MahabharataRamayanaBooks of Knowledge
Aryan ReligionPolytheisticWhat you do in life is who you areBeginning of caste system:Castes could not mixComplex rules for food, water, and what you could touchEach caste had its own dharma dharma = code of conduct
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