indo-european language family
sedentary warrior thesis
1. origin-present-day Turkey: 2.turkey-> Greece->Italy->france->spain->British isles
What are the4 main branches of Indo-European?
1.Germanic 2.Romance 3.Balto-Slavic 4.Indo-Iranian
Indo-European 2 thesis origins
1.nomadic warrior thesis 2.sedentary farmer thesis
nomadic warrior thesis
1.origin- Kurgans(border of Kazakhstan and Russia) 2.diffused because they were nomadic herders(westward through Europe,eastward to Siberia, and south-east ward to iran and south asia)
origin of balto-slavic
Dnestr River near Ukraine
origin of Germanic language
Germainic tribes(Baltic sea)
what is the world's most extensively spoken language family
Indo-European language family
creator of sedentary warrior thesis
colin renfrew
balto-Slavic languages are clustered in
eastern europe
example of Germanic language
english
ex of indo-iranian
hindu
creator of nomadic warrior thesis
marija gimbutas
Germanic languages are clustered in
northwestern Europe and north america
romance origin
roman armies in roman empire (Portugal)
Balto-Slavic ex
russian
Indo-Iranian languages are clustered in
south asia
romance languages are clustered in
southwestern Europe and latin america
romance ex
spanish