The Aryans and the Vedic Age 1.
Explain how the Aryans modified their environment to create fields for planting.
A band of Aryans would slash, or cut, the trees on a plot of land to create a field. Months later,
when the vegetation had dried, they set it on fire. The ashes left from the fire fertilized the
soil for a few growing seasons. The Aryans would repeat the process in a new area once the
soil had been exhausted.