November 17

Thanks for all of your hard work on the exam. I appreciate it. I hope everyone had a great weekend.

Homework Due Tues 11/18

Read Linguistics Handout (Will be handed out in class on Mon.)

Bring in 5 'Deep" questions


and


  Read pp. 58-65 and answer the following questions in complete sentences (typed):


1. Why have historians attempted to trace language families back to the original Indo-European language? What can it tell them?



2.  What was significant about the Hittite civilization?




3. Who were the Aryans? How did they transform Indian culture?




4.  How and why did the Caste system develop? How was it structured?




5. What were the Vedas? 



6. Compare and contrast the Aryans and the dasas.