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despite hoholding the majority of the world's population civilizations acually inhabited
less of the wolrd's habitable are than migratory groups
Sedentary agriculture is common to the
holding approach to ecological adaptation
Nomads were found in the following region
central Eurasia and cantral Arabia
Slash-and-burn cultivation is usually associeated with what type of ecology?
rainforests
Large herds of domesticated animals as the main source of sustenance are normally associated with
pastoral nomadism
Which of the following lists correctly gives the order of types of ecological adaptation from largest to smallest in terms of their ability to sustain a population
civilization, pastoral nomadism, shifting cultization, hunting amd gathering
What time was postoral nomadism widely distributed?
after the emergence of civilizations by 1500 bce
Which of the following groups had the greatest impact on civilizations?
Horse Nomads
Which of the following froups was not associated with horse nomadism
Lapps
With what region of the world are the horse nomads primarily associated?
The Eurasisan steppes
What timed did partoral nomadism become widespread in the Americas?
after 1492 bce
Disease, extremes of temperature, and lack of grasses during dry seasons were all reasons for annual?
Migration
The hunting and gathering groups that commonly disrupted civilizations in the Americas were called
chichimecs
What was the asis for social organization in most nomadic societies
kin-related bands or clans
How does the social organization of nomadic society help to explain the failure of nomadic societies to create civilizations?
Feuds between kin groups wiyhin nomadic societiesmade social cooperation difficult to achieve
Which of the following was not typical of pastoral nomadic households?
Strict monogamy
Which of the following is not a form of social stratification in many pastoral nomadic societies?
occupational specialty
Pastoral nomads' interaction with civilizations was primarily
through trade and military service
A depiction of an animal venerated as a mythic ancestor and protector was called a
Totem
The silk routes were
major trade routes linking the civilizations of the Middle East with those of India and CHina
Who was the Muslim historian who suggested that pastoral nomadic dynasties could rule civilizations for three generations before becoming too weak to govern
ibn khaldun
When conquering civilizations, dnasties established by nomadic societies often
ruled through the institutions and personnel of the indigenous peoples
Why were pastoral nomadic societies unable to establish durable civilzations of their own?
The nature of sednetary agriculture economy allowed the support of greater numbers of people in smaller areas.