Indo-Europeans Flashcards
1
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Indo-Europeans
A
These were a group of nomadic people who traveled down from off the steppes
2
Q
Steppes
A
dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus that housed the Indo-Europeans
3
Q
Hittites
A
This was one group of Indo-European speakers
4
Q
Aryans
A
These people crossed over into the Northwest mountain passes into the Indus river valley
5
Q
Vedas
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This was the Aryans sacred language
6
Q
Brahmins
A
This is what the occupation priest was called
7
Q
Castes
A
This was the name of the social classes
8
Q
Mahabharata
A
Great epic who tried to control the great lands of India
