The Aryan civilization is a

semi-nomadic Indo-European/
Indo-Iranian culture. Aryans
invaded India in 1500 BC and
conquered and controlled most of
North/ Central India. The Aryan
people are split into numerous
social classes, called castes. They
lived in wood and straw single
room huts and live in villages
called ganas. Each gana had a
Rajah that ruled and defended the
village, and was repaid in food and
items. The Aryan people had a
polytheistic religion, and the
Brahmin castes were the priests.

Their religion became the basis for

Hinduism, as it is today. They also
were the people who brought the
Iron Age into India. The Aryan
civilization is important to world
history because of its flourishing
religion that evolved into Hinduism,
and for bringing the Iron Age to
India.
The illustrations used in this
book were based off of five specific
categories. For the religion, I
picked a couple of the chief gods,
as well as some objects with a
religious use. An interesting item
from this section would be the

soma mushroom, because it is

pretty funny that during religious
rituals, the priests would literally
get high on hallucinogens. For the
daily life section, I focused on
either stuff they used or did on a
daily basis, such as food, iron
tools, houses, trade, and chariots.
I think it is interesting that they
traded on the Khyber Pass,
because that was also the invasion
point that they used to conquer
most of India. On the literature
section, I tried to not only focus on
what they wrote, but also how they
wrote it. I mentioned some of the
great epic poems, holy books, their

written language, as well as a quote

from the Ramayana that I found
very interesting. In the caste
portion, I tried to explain the
different castes as well as the vital
roles that each of them played. I
found it interesting that the priests
were higher in ranking than the
rulers (Brahmin class is higher
ranked than the Kshatriya class).
For the postcard page, I placed my
premade postcards into a pocket
on the page. I thought this would
be interesting because a postcard
goes into more cultural and
informational depth than a simple
picture ever could.

I have learned a lot by

studying the Aryan civilization. I
found it surprising that the Aryans
brought the Iron Age to India, and
created the basis for Hinduism,
because I would have thought Id
have heard about them before,
outside of Hitler. I also found it
interesting that the Aryan people
were white skinned. This is
surprising because you tend not to
think of Indians as Caucasian, but
you have to remember that they
came from Europe and into India.
Finally, I found it interesting that
they created Sanskrit. I would have

liked to experience the Aryan

civilization. It seems like a very
structured and interesting culture
with a rich literary basis, as well as
a flourishing religion. If I had the
chance, I would love to experience
the Aryan culture because of its
impressive literature, thriving
religion, interesting social classes,
nomadic village structure, and Iron
Age technology.
The Aryan civilization is a
semi-nomadic Indo-European/
Indo-Iranian culture. Aryans
invaded India in 1500 BC and
conquered and controlled most of
North/ Central India. The Aryan

people are split into numerous

social classes, called castes. They
lived in wood and straw single
room huts and live in villages
called ganas. Each gana had a
Rajah that ruled and defended the
village, and was repaid in food and
items. The Aryan people had a
polytheistic religion, and the
Brahmin castes were the priests.
Their religion became the basis for
Hinduism, as it is today. They also
were the people who brought the
Iron Age into India. The Aryan
civilization is important to world
history because of its flourishing
religion that evolved into Hinduism,

and for bringing the Iron Age to

India.
The illustrations used in this
book were based off of five specific
categories. For the religion, I
picked a couple of the chief gods,
as well as some objects with a
religious use. An interesting item
from this section would be the
soma mushroom, because it is
pretty funny that during religious
rituals, the priests would literally
get high on hallucinogens. For the
daily life section, I focused on
either stuff they used or did on a
daily basis, such as food, iron

tools, houses, trade, and chariots.

I think it is interesting that they
traded on the Khyber Pass,
because that was also the invasion
point that they used to conquer
most of India. On the literature
section, I tried to not only focus on
what they wrote, but also how they
wrote it. I mentioned some of the
great epic poems, holy books, their
written language, as well as a quote
from the Ramayana that I found
very interesting. In the caste
portion, I tried to explain the
different castes as well as the vital
roles that each of them played. I
found it interesting that the priests

were higher in ranking than the

rulers (Brahmin class is higher
ranked than the Kshatriya class).
For the postcard page, I placed my
premade postcards into a pocket
on the page. I thought this would
be interesting because a postcard
goes into more cultural and
informational depth than a simple
picture ever could.
I have learned a lot by
studying the Aryan civilization. I
found it surprising that the Aryans
brought the Iron Age to India, and
created the basis for Hinduism,
because I would have thought Id

have heard about them before,

outside of Hitler. I also found it
interesting that the Aryan people
were white skinned. This is
surprising because you tend not to
think of Indians as Caucasian, but
you have to remember that they
came from Europe and into India.
Finally, I found it interesting that
they created Sanskrit. I would have
liked to experience the Aryan
civilization. It seems like a very
structured and interesting culture
with a rich literary basis, as well as
a flourishing religion. If I had the
chance, I would love to experience
the Aryan culture because of its

impressive literature, thriving

religion, interesting social classes,
nomadic village structure, and Iron
Age technology.