Kelime Bilgisi Sorusu #9658

The domestication of the wild horse on the Eurasian steppes around 3500 BCE revolutionized human mobility. Before this milestone, terrestrial transport was (I)---- slow, limiting long-distance trade and diplomatic contacts. As pastoralist societies learned to harness equestrian power, they gained an unprecedented military (II)---- over sedentary agricultural communities. Mounted warriors could raid distant settlements and vanish (III)---- being intercepted. Archaeological excavations in northern Kazakhstan reveal horse teeth showing harness wear, proving that selective breeding and horseback riding had already taken root (IV)---- the late 4th millennium BCE. Consequently, Indo-European languages and metallurgical technologies spread (V)---- Eurasia at astonishing speed.