Indo-European Languages

  1. Reconstructed Indo-European Culture
    1. Social Organization
      1. Tripartite Social Structure
        1. Priestly Class
          1. Warrior Class
            1. Producer Class
              1. Comparative Evidence
              2. Kinship Systems
                1. Patrilineal Descent
                  1. Extended Family Structure
                    1. Marriage Patterns
                      1. Inheritance Rules
                      2. Political Organization
                        1. Leadership Structures
                          1. Tribal Organization
                            1. Assembly Institutions
                          2. Economic Systems
                            1. Subsistence Strategies
                              1. Animal Husbandry
                                1. Cattle Domestication
                                  1. Horse Domestication
                                    1. Sheep and Goat Herding
                                    2. Agricultural Practices
                                      1. Crop Cultivation
                                        1. Seasonal Cycles
                                          1. Land Use Patterns
                                        2. Technology and Material Culture
                                          1. Metallurgy
                                            1. Copper Working
                                              1. Bronze Technology
                                                1. Tool Production
                                                2. Transportation
                                                  1. Wheeled Vehicles
                                                    1. Horse Riding
                                                      1. Water Transport
                                                      2. Textile Production
                                                        1. Wool Processing
                                                          1. Weaving Technology
                                                            1. Clothing Styles
                                                          2. Trade and Exchange
                                                            1. Exchange Networks
                                                              1. Prestige Goods
                                                                1. Economic Relationships
                                                              2. Religious and Mythological Systems
                                                                1. Pantheon Structure
                                                                  1. Sky Father Deity
                                                                    1. Earth Mother Goddess
                                                                      1. Dawn Goddess
                                                                        1. Divine Twins
                                                                          1. Fire Deity
                                                                            1. Storm God
                                                                            2. Mythological Themes
                                                                              1. Creation Myths
                                                                                1. Hero Narratives
                                                                                  1. Dragon-Slaying Myths
                                                                                    1. Cosmic Battles
                                                                                      1. Seasonal Cycles
                                                                                      2. Ritual Practices
                                                                                        1. Sacrifice Traditions
                                                                                          1. Seasonal Festivals
                                                                                            1. Rites of Passage
                                                                                              1. Divination Methods
                                                                                              2. Afterlife Concepts
                                                                                                1. Soul Beliefs
                                                                                                  1. Underworld Geography
                                                                                                    1. Ancestor Veneration
                                                                                                      1. Funeral Practices
                                                                                                    2. Cultural Values and Worldview
                                                                                                      1. Honor and Fame
                                                                                                        1. Hospitality Traditions
                                                                                                          1. Reciprocity Systems
                                                                                                            1. Cosmic Order Concepts
                                                                                                              1. Natural World Relationships

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