Indo-European Migrations and Language Families
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In the Aryan society, which caste often held the job of priest or teacher?

  • Kshatriyas
  • Brahmins (correct)
  • Shudras
  • Vaishyas
  • What was the main occupation traditionally associated with Kshatriyas in the Aryan society?

  • Priest
  • Merchant
  • Trader
  • Warrior (correct)
  • Which caste in the Aryan society often engaged in manual labor?

  • Kshatriyas
  • Vaishyas
  • Brahmins
  • Shudras (correct)
  • What determined an Aryan's role in society according to the text?

    <p>Caste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of people began migrating between 1700 and 1200 BC in all directions?

    <p>Indo-Europeans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of animals did the primarily pastoral Indo-Europeans herd in the Steppes of Asia?

    <p>Cattle, sheep, and goats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of Indo-European speakers occupied Anatolia by about 2000 B.C.?

    <p>Hittites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Vedas written in?

    <p>Sanskrit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was characteristic of the Hittite war chariot that made it a superb fighting machine?

    <p>It had two wheels and a wooden frame covered with leather</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Aryans call the people they found in India?

    <p>Dasas</p> Signup and view all the answers

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