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Some sentences are missing from the text. Select from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentence for each gap (1 and 2) in the text. There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use. A new chapter in India's scientific past opened with the arrival of the Aryans around 2000 BC, roughly 1,000 years after the fall of the Indus Valley civilization. (1). The universe was thought to be governed by a natural law. The panchabhutas, or five factors, were used to explain this seemingly chaotic and diverse world: prithvi (earth), ap (water), tejas (heat), vayu (air), and akasa (sky). The panchabhutas and the soul were combined in the human body. (2). A. There is evidence to suggest that the Aryans believed in science. B. Aryans are believed to be a highly religious race. C. Aryans' Sulbasutras also trace the Pythagoras theorem.