The Aryans

The Aryans were nomadic herders who left their homeland in the steppes of southern Russia around 1800 B.C. and migrated southwestwards. They arrived in the Indus Valley at about the time the civilization there collapsed.
Once in the Indus Valley the Aryans began to settle in tribal villagers. At first, they counted thier wealth in cattle and sheep and often raided other people's herds. Gradually, they spread as far as the Ganges Valley and started to plough the land and grow wheat and rice as well as keep animals.
The Aryans had come from a harsh climate and so they were physically tougher than the earlier people of this area had been. They enjoyed fighting, chariot racing and gambling, as well as eating plenty of meat and drinking wine