HST 101 Lecture Notes - Pallava Dynasty, Satavahana Dynasty, Srivijaya
Document Summary
India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the. Indus and ganges basins; and (3) the peninsula. The indus valley is dry and agriculture there relies on irrigation. The vedic age: after the demise of the indus valley civilization, indo-european warriors migrated into india. They were organized in patriarchal families and kinship groups, and at first, they herded cattle in the northwest. After 1000 b. c. e. some of them began to push into the ganges valley, using new iron tools to fell trees and cultivate the land. The oral tradition of these light-skinned arya tribes tells of a violent struggle between themselves and the darker-skinned dravidian-speaking. According to this belief, each individual has an immortal spirit (atman) that will be reborn in another body after death. One"s station in the next life depends on one"s actions (karma) in this and previous lives: vedic religion emphasized the worship of male deities through sacrifice.