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 (A)</p>
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Which group of people began migrating between 1700 and 1200 BC in all directions?

<p>Indo-Europeans (D)</p>
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What type of animals did the primarily pastoral Indo-Europeans herd in the Steppes of Asia?

<p>Cattle, sheep, and goats (A)</p>
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Which group of Indo-European speakers occupied Anatolia by about 2000 B.C.?

<p>Hittites (A)</p>
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What were the Vedas written in?

<p>Sanskrit (A)</p>
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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 (D)</p>
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What did the Aryans call the people they found in India?

<p>Dasas (D)</p>
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