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Aryan Invaders
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Around 1500 B.C.E., a group of people known as the Aryans invaded the lands belonging to the people of the Indus River Valley. Soon after invading, the Aryans conquered India and their religion combined with that of the original inhabitants, forming an even more advanced beginning of what is today known as Hinduism.
In order to understand how this religion changed into its modern state, one must first know what the Aryan religion was like. It is believed that the Aryan gods were explained in mythology. The stories of their gods and goddesses gave reasons for the existence of elements.
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Aryans, according to the few existing written records, were a nomadic people. They relied on raising grazing herds, and often, during religious ceremonies, they would make an animal sacrifice to their gods. Aryans believed that this had to be performed, or the consequence of the gods'’ wrath would befall them. Because of this, the power of their priests was heightened.
As you have learned, or will learn in a different workshop, the Vedas is one of the major scripts for the Hindu population. However, it was the Aryans who created this compilation of sacred hymns.
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