After the great Indus Civilizationcollapsed in 2000 B.C., groupsof Indo-Europeans called Aryans (“noble ones”) traveled to northwest India and reigned during what is called the Vedic age. The mingling of ideasfrom the Aryan and Indus Valley religions formed the basis of Hinduism, and the gods Shiva, Kali, and Brahma all have their roots in Aryan civilization. The Aryans also recorded theVedas, the first Hindu scriptures,and introduced acaste system based on ethnicity and occupation.
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