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In the European Barbarians section of our textbook, some very important points in the section would include the Barbarians, Stonehenge, and the earliest Europeans. The earliest Europeans spread farming and village life by 4000 BC and by 3500 BC there were people in western Europe with large populations and organized. The earliest Europeans built megalith, huge rough-cut stones used to make monuments and tombs. The most famous megalith is Stonehenge. Stonehenge is an open air monument made up of 160 massive boulders. It was most likely built as a religious center. There are two upright stones with another stone resting vertically upon it. The structure is still standing today. It shows the level of wealth, organization, and skills of the earliest Europeans.  Barbarians were people who lived a life based on farming, warfare, and tribal organization the spread across Europe around 2500 BC. The Barbarians spoke a language of Indo-European, distinct ancestors of Greek and Latin. When a warrior died, he would be buried with his belongings such as his horses and chariot, bronze, swords and daggers, and more. He would also lie next to his wife with her jewelry and textiles and utensils. The main way of life was farming. Villages formed tribes that were held together by common interests, traditions, and real or mythical ties. A tribe met everyone once in a while to discuss things and would form loose alliances under warrior kings. Europe became populated with people who spoke Indo-European languages that were skilled in various jobs, and were very really organized. The first European barbarian group to make contact with civilization was the Greeks who developed an individual civilization of their own. It was the first in Europe and western civilization.