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The Aryans were historically an ancient people from Central Asia around the Caspian Sea, and they had a profound influence on the formation of ancient India and Persia/Iran- in fact, the Iranian name for their own country means "land of the Aryans", and goes back over two thousand years. Because the real Aryans lived in a time before writing was commonplace, we don't know a lot about their early history, except that thousands of years ago a group of them invaded India; later a second group invaded Persia (modern Iran). The Vedas, ancient Hindu holy texts, were written in the language of the Aryans, which is now commonly called "Vedic Sanskrit".

However, the problem is that in the late 1800s, certain racist crackpots in France (Arthur de Gobineau) and England (Houston Stewart Chamberlain) began conflating our limited knowledge of the Aryans with Darwinian concepts, and mushed in some occult mumbo jumbo. They came up with the kernel of the idea of a "master race"- that certain people from Europe were ultimately descended from the Aryans, and that these Europeans were inherently better than all other people. It's all nonsense based on inaccurate reading of history.

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi stooges latched onto these "theories" and used them as a basis of their ridiculous racist ideology, claiming that Germanic peoples (Germans, Scandinavians, even some French and English) were "Aryan" and thus better than other peoples. They also decided that Jews and other Semitic peoples were inferior and parasitic, so it was ok for "Aryans" to enslave or kill them. There's no scientific or historical basis behind any of it, and it's utter nonsense. Sadly, a lot of people still believe in it anyway.

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What physical feature discouraged the further southward spread of the Aryans?

The dense forests and marshy terrain of southern India discouraged the further southward spread of the Aryans. These geographical features made it difficult for the Aryans, who were skilled in horse warfare and more accustomed to the open plains of the north, to navigate and establish control over the region.


What role did sacrifice play in Aryana socaity?

what role did sacrifise play in Aryans society


Through which range of mountains did the Aryans pass to get to the Indian subcontinent?

The Aryans are believed to have passed through the Hindu Kush mountain range to reach the Indian subcontinent. This migration is thought to have occurred around 1500 BCE.


Who popularised the theory of arctic region as the original home of aryans?

The theory that the Arctic region was the original home of Aryans was popularized by the Austrian geographer and ethnographer, Karl Penka, in the late 19th century. Penka proposed that the Aryans migrated southward from the Arctic into Europe and Asia. His theory has been largely discredited by modern scholarship.


How does geography influence the life and development of Asian civilization?

India: mountains prevented contact with many different cultures, Aryans come through the Khyber Pass and bring religoius beliefs (Hinduism)- created the caste system which influenced politics only certain people were able to gain high government positions. mountains also kept this area decentralized China: isolation leads to ethnocentrism, feudal systems,

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WHo were the Aryans What are two thing the Aryans brought to India?

The aryans were a proto-slavic people from the caucus mountins, the aryans were advanced and expanded throughout europe and asia. The aryans brought there language and genes to india.


How did the Persian Empire conquer the Aryans?

The Persians were Aryans.


What is Language developed by the Aryans is?

written language developed by the Aryans


What caused the decline of aryans?

The decline of the Aryans was due to the division of their society into bootie.The Aryans mixd with the original inhabitants of India.


What caused the decline of the Aryans?

The decline of the Aryans was due to the division of their society into bootie.The Aryans mixd with the original inhabitants of India.


What caused of the decline of the aryans?

The decline of the Aryans was due to the division of their society into bootie.The Aryans mixd with the original inhabitants of India.


What connects Hinduism to religious views of the Aryans?

Hinduism was widely affected by Aryans and Dravidian cultures. Aryans implemented worship of fire and Supreme God.


The written language developed by the Aryans is?

written language developed by the Aryans


What was the one technology in which the Aryans surpassed the Harappans?

The Aryans had better weapons


Which was the main language of the Aryans?

Sanskrit was the main language of the Aryans.


Were the Aryans enemies to the Nazi?

No, the Aryans were the Nazis' "ideal" or "master" race.


Why did the Aryans morally superior kill millions of non-Aryans?

It was not the aryan race that 'morally superior killed' millions of non-aryans, it was one party - the Nazis whom of which most of them were not aryan, who killed non-aryans because it has been suggested that 'Hitler' did not like non-aryans