The Rise of the Steppe Nomads

The Rise of the Steppe Nomads

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
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.