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The prehistory of the Magyars until the Conquest. Clarification questions.

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What Hungarian legends of origin do you know about? (legends of origin = eredetmonda)

csodaszarvas (the miraculous hind), the legend of the turul

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What does linguistics say about the Hungarians’ origin? (linguistics =nyelvészet)

That Hungarians belong to Finno-Ugric peoples.

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What does archeology say about the Hungarians’ origin? (archeology=régészet)

That Hungarians are Slavic people.

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What does the historical tradition say about the Hungarians’ origin?

That Hungarians originate from the Huns.

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What does genealogy say about the Hungarians’ origin? (genealogy = származástan, genetika)

That Hungarians and Mongolians have the same roots

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What alternative theories exist about the Hungarian origin? Mention 2.

E.g. Hungarian-Sumerian relatedness, Hungarian-Persian, Hungarian-Persian, UFO-theories

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What were the stations of migration before the Magyars reached the Carpathian Basin?

the assumed homeland - Magna Hungaria/Bashkiria - Levedia - Etelköz - Carpathian Basin

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What political system does dual principality mean? (dual principality = kettős fejedelemség)

Two positions: the practical and the religious leader (gyula and kündü)

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What features of the Magyar lifestyle can you mention? Give 2.

nomadic, migratory...

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What are the sources of our knowledge about the Magyars’ religion?

folklore: tales, songs, traditions

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What kind of weaponry did the Magyars use? Mention 2.

bow, arrow, spear, sword (hatchet=fokos)

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What peoples were present in the Carpathian Basin before the Conquest?

Avars, Moravians (morvák), Slavs, Eastern Franks, Bulgarians

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What arguments support the theory of the dual conquest? (theory of the dual conquest = kettős honfoglalás elmélete)

archeology, linguistics

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What made the Magyar Conquest of the Carpathian Basin possible? (Magyar Conquest = honfoglalás)

no stable state in the Basin + the Pechenegs' arrival in Etelköz (besenyők)

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