The Indo-Europeans Chapter 3 Section 1
Key Terms Indo-Europeans Steppes Migration Hittites Anatolia Aryans Vedas Brahmin Caste Mahabharata
Indo-Europeans Migrate Nomadic peoples who came from steppes Steppes dry grassland in the Caucasus Tamed horses for battle Two wheel chariots Lived in tribes
Indo-Europeans Migrate Ancestors of modern language Spanish, English, Persian, Hindi Can tell where tribes settled by their language Aryans spoke Sanskrit located in India
Indo-Europeans Migrate 1700-1200 BC started to migrate Migration-movements of people from one region to another Happens in waves Long period of time
The Hittite Empire 2000 BC occupied Anatolia (Turkey) Occupied Babylon Timber Minerals agriculture Occupied Babylon Signed a peace treaty with Egyptians over Syria
The Hittite Empire Adopted Akkadian language of the Babylonians Ideas, laws politics, literature from Mesopotamians Chariots new in warfare Iron weapons (sharper) Empire fell 1190 BC
Aryans Transform India Aryans from the Caspian sea No archaeological record Vedas-collection of spells, prayers, rituals Big Rig Veda- 1028 hymns Elders passed on from generation to generation
Aryans Transform India Caste System Brahmins- priests Warriors Traders, landowners Peasants or traders The group you belonged to determined your role in society
Ayrans Transform India Class restrictions Shudras-laborers Varna- skin color distinguishing feature 4 groups became the Varnas Portuguese called it a caste system Determined what you did Who you married
Ayran Kingdoms Arise Chiefs were elected by the entire tribe 1000 BC minor kings wanted to set up territories. Magda- major kingdom By 200 BC Magda occupied almost the entire subcontinent
Aryan Kingdoms Arise Mahabharata- reflects the struggle as the Aryans took control Bhagavad Gita- warrior prince and Krishna Krishna in human form Taught prince too fight, live, and die