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Start of Harappan declineBeginning of Aryan migration to IndiaEarly Aryan migrations into the Ganges River valleyEmergence of the varna distinctionsEstablishment of first Aryan cities in Ganges valleyEarly Aryan migrations to the Deccan PlateauAgriculture takes root in Indus ValleyNeolithic communities span most of IndiaNeolithic villages evolve into citiesIndus Valley inhabitants cultivate cotton and domesticate chickensHarappan writing beginsCollapse of most Harappan citiesHarappans abandon their citiesAryans committed three more vedas to writingAryan migrants settle between Himalayan foothills and the Ganges RiverAryans use iron toolsAryans establish small citiesAryans migrate as far south as the northern DeccanAryans start to slowly develop castesAryans have castes: 'brahmins' - priests
'kshtriyas' - warriors & aristocrats
'vaishyas' - cultivators, artisans and merchants
'shudras' - landless peasents and serfs
'untouchables' - religiously filthyAryan spiritual movement questioning the vedasReligious views of the Upanishads split off from the main Aryan idealogiesPériodes
Beginnings of agriculture in South AsiaHigh point of Harappan societyVedic AgeComposition of Rig VedaFormation of regional kingdoms in northern IndiaComposition of the principal UpanishadsNeolithic society forms west of the Indus RiverHarappan society dominates the Indus River valleyHarappans trade with MesopotamiansTribal chiefs control Aryan affairs
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