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Chapter 5, Religion (Introducing Languages (Language moves with speakers;…
Chapter 5, Religion
Introducing Languages
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May be institutional, developing, vigorous, in trouble, or dying, depending on number of speakers and use
Organized into families, branches, groups
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Sedentary Farmer Theory
Theory created by archaeologist Colin Renfrew, the Indo-European family's roots stretch back even further than the dominance of the Kurgans, with its first speaker living in the eastern part of present-day Turkey circa 6700 BC.
Following this theory, Indo-European language diffused into Europe and South Asia in concert with agricultural practices rather than by military conquest,
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According to archaeologist Marija Gimbutas, the first Proto-Indo-European speakers were the Kurgan people of central Asia.
These were among the first to domesticate horses and use chariots, leading them to migrate in search of grasslands for their animals
They traveled westward through Europe, eastward to Siberia, and southeastward to Iran and South Asia, conquering much of Europe and South Asia between 3500-2500 BC
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