🛕After earthquakes altered the landscape for the Harappan Civilization (including the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro), the people moved deeper into India.

Over time, the arrival of the Aryans, from the Black Sea area, brought a new culture that changed the civilization forever.

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The Aryans had a strong culture.

This included

The religion of Brahmanism.
The Caste System (social structure).
- In the Caste System, a person could never move to a different caste within their lifetime.
  - If you were the son of a Sudra, you would be a Sudra, too.

The religion would evolve from Brahmanism to Hinduism,

which is the major religion of India today.
Hinduism is a complex religion!

Answer the questions in your notebook. Use complete sentences; avoid pronouns (it, they).

1. What direction did the Aryans travel, from the Black Sea area to India?

2. Why do you believe that Brahmins were at the top of the Caste System? Why do you believe that use of the Caste System is illegal in India today?

3. What are the three most important deities of the Hindu religion?

4. What is interesting to you about either the idea of karma or the idea of reincarnation? Explain.