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The document describes the conflict between the Dravidians and Aryan tribes in ancient India. The Dravidians, who were mostly farmers, were no match for the warrior Aryan tribes and many Dravidians were killed, enslaved, or disappeared as their homes were burned. The document also notes that the early Aryan settlements had a simple democratic system where leaders were selected by elders to rule, and that the Aryans practiced a religion that involved worshipping gods associated with natural elements and throwing the ashes of the dead into rivers for rebirth.
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The document discusses the arrival of the Aryans in the subcontinent and their interactions with the Dravidians. The Aryans had metal and iron weapons when they arrived later. They viewed the Dravidians as inferior - describing them as short, dark-skinned people and calling them noseless and god-hated. The Dravidians were destroyed and became slaves of the Aryans.
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The Aryans originally settled in Punjab but were later pushed east towards the Ganges region after fighting wars with Indians for land. Their kingdom was divided and each area was ruled by a Raja. Eventually, the Aryans established settlements in the eastern half of northern India.
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Shayan,nameer,hussain and mariam 6 b
- 1. The creation of: Shayyan Ahmed, Nameer Faisal and Hussain Ibrahim
- 2. They were usually farmers who did not know how to fight. They did not stand a chance against the Aryan tribes. Dravidians were killed some became slaves and some disappeared in the war. Some of there houses were burned by the Aryans.
- 3. Aryans were settled at first in Punjab The place was ruled by a raja which was not really a king. The raja was selected by older men and people who helped him to rule. It was a simple kind of democracy.
- 4. Aryan had a strong believe in religion. They thought there were different gods for sun, moon earth and thunder whom they called shining ones. The threw there dead ones ashes in the river. They thought this way there dead ones would be reborn.