Vedic migrations into South Asia resulted in all but which of the following?
A. Vedic people bringing in pastoralism and adapting to settled agriculture.
B. Violent expansion over hundreds of years.
C. A complete erasing of previous cultures, replaced with a completely Vedic one.
D. The arrival of Sanskrit to the region.
E. New religious practices in the region, which were much more elaborate than indigenous worship.
Answer: C. A complete erasing of previous cultures, replaced with a completely Vedic one.
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