Indo-Europeans
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Indo-Europeans were a Eurasian people speaking Indo-European languages whose migrations and cultural expansions gave rise to many of the major linguistic and ethnic groups across Europe and parts of Asia.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
→
ethno-linguistic group → prehistoric population → |
| associatedWith |
Proto-Indo-European language
→
Proto-Indo-European religion → |
| continent |
Eurasia
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|
| culturalFeature |
patrilineal social structure
→
tripartite social ideology → warrior aristocracy → |
| economy |
agriculture
→
pastoralism → |
| gaveRiseTo |
Anatolian peoples
→
Baltic peoples → Celtic peoples → Germanic peoples → Hellenic peoples → Indo-Iranian peoples → Italic peoples → Slavic peoples → Tocharian peoples → |
| impact |
formation of major language families in Europe
→
formation of major language families in South Asia → widespread loanwords across Eurasian languages → |
| influenced |
Central Asian ethnic groups
→
European ethnic groups → South Asian ethnic groups → West Asian ethnic groups → |
| knownFor |
cultural expansion
→
large-scale migrations → spread of Indo-European languages → |
| regionOfOriginHypothesis |
Anatolia
→
Pontic–Caspian steppe → |
| relatedConcept |
Indo-European Urheimat
→
Indo-European migrations → Kurgan hypothesis → Proto-Indo-Europeans → |
| religion |
polytheism
→
|
| spokeLanguageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| studiedIn |
archaeology
→
comparative mythology → genetics → historical linguistics → |
| technology |
chariot warfare
→
horse domestication → |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
→
Chalcolithic → Iron Age → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dutch East Indies
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ethnicGroups |
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NaziRacialPolicy
("Aryans")
→
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ranksAsSuperiorRace |
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Indo-Europeans
("Indo-European migrations")
→
|
relatedConcept |
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Iranian peoples
("Indo-European peoples")
→
|
subclassOf |
|
Germanic peoples
("Indo-European peoples")
→
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subgroupOf |