
The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes
The Rise of the Steppe Nomads
Educational · Jan 13, 2014 · 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E2: Learn about the earliest known nomads of the Pontic-Caspian steppes, beginning with the origins of the Indo-European languages. See how innovations including the raising of livestock, the domestication of the horse, and the invention of the spoked wheel - and ultimately, the light chariot - transformed steppe life and led to migrations across Eurasia.
Educational · Jan 13, 2014 · 28 min