Exploring the Scytho-Siberian World

The Scytho-Siberian world was an archaeological horizon that existed across the Eurasian Steppe during the Iron Age.

The Scytho-Siberian world included the Scythian, Sauromatian, Sarmatian, Saka-Massagetae, Tasmola, Aldy-Bel, Pazyryk, and Tagar cultures.

The Scythian-Siberian world was characterized by the Scythian triad, which included similar styles of weapons, horses' bridles, and jewelry and decorative art.

<p>The peoples included in the Scythian-Siberian world were not only Scythians, but also Cimmerians, Massagetae, Saka, Sarmatians, and obscure forest steppe populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The peoples of the Scythian-Siberian world mostly spoke the Scythian branch of the Iranian languages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prehistory is the period of human history before the invention of writing systems. It ended at different times in different places, but generally around 5,000 years ago when writing systems began to be widely adopted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sumer in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley Civilisation, and ancient Egypt were the first civilizations to develop their own scripts and keep historical records.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Writing systems first appeared around 5,000 years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing spreading to almost all cultures by the 19th century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term for this period is prehistory.</p> Signup and view all the answers