Question

Asko Parpola and Michael Witzel both argued that these people were Iranians who came to the subcontinent before the Indo-Aryan migrations. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this Rigvedic term for presumably native peoples of India who are defeated by the Aryan culture.
ANSWER: dāsa [or dasyu; or dasyūḥ; or dasyavaḥ; or dāsāh; or dās]
[10m] The dāsas may or may not have had a connection with a culture named for Margiana and this Central Asian region. The Indo-Greek Yavana kingdom was founded by invaders from this region, led by the Diodotids.
ANSWER: Bactria [or Bactriana; or Bāhlīka; or Bakhlo; or Bakhdi; or Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]
[10e] Dāsas were often marked by not engaging in this practice, which was done to a horse in Vedic culture as ashvamedha (“ush-vuh-MAY-duh”). Fire is a major component of this general kind of religious rite practiced by Brahmin priests.
ANSWER: sacrifice [accept word forms such as sacrificial; accept yajna]
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Waterloo HatsuneLa Clique du Château001010
Library of Babel School of Continuing StudiesToronto Weary0101020
Mixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianToronto Rofl0000
Waterloo MikuToronto Joy0101020
BrandeisHarvard001010
Boston CollegeMIT0000
TuftsBrown001010
Florida BFSU B0101020
Florida AFSU A0101020
RITJHU B0000
JHU ANYU0000
John Jay ASwarthmore001010
UMD AColumbia A010010
PittUMD B0000
RutgersColumbia B0101020
Cornell BCornell A001010
Oklahoma ATexas A001010
Texas BRice0000
Texas COklahoma B001010
3HK1MMYes, Moderator0101020
10 Negs that Shook the QuizBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust001010
Foucault's PenndulumBroken Hearts0101020
Scottish, Irish, Both or NeitherFour Neg Omelette0101020
UNC ADuke A0101020
UNC CUSC A010010
UNC BUSC B001010
EdinburghOld London Town0101020