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Migration and Interaction of Indo-Europeans in Europe, India, and Southwest Asia

Explore the characteristics and language of the Indo-Europeans as they migrate and interact with people in Europe, India, and Southwest Asia. Discover the Hittite Empire, the Aryan people, and the transformation of India.

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Migration and Interaction of Indo-Europeans in Europe, India, and Southwest Asia

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  1. 3.1 The Indo-Europeans Indo-Europeans migrate into Europe, India, and Southwest Asia and interact with peoples living there.

  2. Indo-Europeans Migrate • Characteristics of Indo-Europeans • Nomadic, pastoral people; tamed horses, rode chariots • May have come from the steppes—dry grasslands north of the Caucasus mountains

  3. Indo-Europeans Migrate • The Indo-European Language Family • Language ancestral to many modern languages of Europe and Asia • English, Spanish, Persian, Hindi trace origins to original Indo-European • Language groups settled in different areas

  4. Indo-Europeans Migrate • An Unexpected Migration • 1700-1200 B.C.E. Indo-Europeans migrated, moved in all directions (visual)

  5. The Hittite Empire • The Hittites Arrival • A group of Indo-European speakers • Take control of Anatolia (Asia Minor) around 2000 B.C.E. • City-States join to form empire; dominate Southwest Asia for 450 years

  6. The Hittite Empire • Hittites Adopt and Adapt • Borrowed ideas from Mesopotamian culture; adopted Babylonian language • Chariots and Iron Technology • Hittites skilled in war, spread iron technology by trade and conquest • Empire falls around 1190 B.C.E. after attacks from northern tribes. Hittite Chariots

  7. Aryans Transform India • The Aryan People • Indo-European people, enter Indus River Valley before 2000 B.C.E. • Sacred writings, the Vedas, reveal much of their culture

  8. Aryans Transform India • A Cast System Develops • Aryans physically distinct from people of India • Four castes, or groups based on occupation, develop • Brahmins (Priests) • Warriors • Traders and landowners • Peasants • People are born into their cast for life • Hundreds of subgroups arise later

  9. Aryans Transform India • Aryan Kingdoms Arise • Aryans extend settlements to other river valleys • Small Kingdoms arise • Magadha kingdom unites all and spreads across India by 100 B.C.

  10. Aryans Transform India • Aryan Kingdoms Arise • Epic Mahabharata reflects struggles in India as Aryan kings worked to control Indian lands

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