Characteristics of Aryan Society

Government	Social Life	Economy
Tribe led by chief and tribal council Tribes formed small states Each state ruled by king and council of warriors Each state made up of villages governed by assembly	Aryans looked down on conquered people Laws against marriage of Aryans with original valley dwellers Men permitted more than one wife Sons expected to be warriors and perform ritual at fathers funeral	Mostly farmers Barley major crop Most owned their land Handicrafts in villages System of barter for goods Cattle later used as money