Aryan Period

• spoke Indo-European languages
• We're called Aryans or "noble people" in sanskrit language
• Vedas - general term covering a vast body of sacred hymns, prayers, charms and sacrificial formulas
• Rig Veda - oldest among Vedic literature
• Rig Veda - consists of 1028 mantras or hymns directed to various Aryan Gods
• Mantras wer erased on divine revelations recieved by a particular family
• Same Vedas - the veda of melodies and chants
• Sama Vedas - ancient Venice sanskrit text and is one of the sacred scriptures in Hinduism
• Yajur Veda - contains the rituals of the Yagna
• Yajur Veda - ancient collection of Sanskrit mantras and verses, used in Hindu and rituals
• Yajur Veda - yajur is taken from Sanskrit roots, meaning "worship" or "sacrifice"
• Indo-Aryans migrated to India because of religious persecution, and climatic and environmental changes