Author Question: What are the major differences between the Nomadic Warrior and Sedentary Farmer theories in ... (Read 65 times)

Chelseaamend · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

What are the major differences between the Nomadic Warrior and Sedentary Farmer theories in explaining the origins of Proto-Indo-European speakers?

A) The Nomadic Warrior Theory suggests that Kurgans migrated to set up trade routes and the Sedentary Farmer Theory suggests that Indo-European diffused into Europe and South Asia by military conquest.
B) The Nomadic Warrior Theory suggests that Kurgans largely migrated northward in search of grasslands and the Sedentary Farmer Theory describes migration to the south.
C) The Nomadic Warrior Theory suggests that Kurgans migrated by means of military superiority and the Sedentary Farmer theory describes much earlier people that diffused into Europe and South Asia along with agricultural practices.
D) Kurgans migrated to present day Spain by 3500 B.C, but the people described by the Sedentary Farmer Theory were already in Spain at that time.
E) Kurgans were the first Proto-Indo-European speakers according to the Nomadic-Warrior Theory. According to the Sedentary-Farmer Theory, the Kurgans never existed.

Question 2

The origin of English words is dominated by

A) Germanic languages.
B) Romance languages.
C) Greek.
D) Celtic influence.
E) Viking influence.