Question

why was cattle important to the aryans

Answer 1

Since Aryan society depended on a pastoral economy cattle were extremely important. The Aryans would consume dairy products as well as beef. Prices in Aryan society were often calculated using cattle. Most wealthy people in this society had extensive herds of cattle. Cattle did not become sacred animals (as they are now in the Hindu religion) until much later. In the Vedic Age sometimes the men of one village would raid herds of cattle of another village. This was a major offense because cattle were the chief form of wealth in this society.

Answer 2

Since Aryan society depended on a pastoral economy cattle were extremely important. The Aryans would consume dairy products as well as beef. Prices in Aryan society were often calculated using cattle. Most wealthy people in this society had extensive herds of cattle. Cattle did not become sacred animals (as they are now in the Hindu religion) until much later. In the Vedic Age sometimes the men of one village would raid herds of cattle of another village. This was a major offense because cattle were the chief form of wealth in this society.