survival. In the Basseri Culture‚ they primarily herd sheep and goat. (Nowak & Laird‚ 2010) However‚ according to Carlton Coon‚ they also raise donkeys‚ horses‚ camels‚ and dogs. (Coon‚ 2009) The sheep are a special breed that can adapt to this nomadic lifestyle and unless you move them twice a year‚ 70 to 80% will die. (Coon‚ 2009). “Usually two to five households pasture their flocks together under the care of a single shepherd‚ and the herding unit so formed is the second largest unit in Basseri
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replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th century Aztecs created extensive empire – war‚ religion‚ agrarian 2. Downfall of Mayans – Teotihuacan a. Nomads from North come down b. Toltec Culture – 968 established capital Tula 1. Sedentary/agrarian peoples with militaristic ethic 2. Cult of sacrifice/war 3. Aztecs saw Toltecs as givers of civilization B. The Toltec Heritage 1. Leader Topilitzin followed Quetzalcoatl – feathered serpent 2. Empire spread over much of
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The Invisible Enemy – How Old World diseases destroyed Indian America and created Colonial America. In the years prior to the Pilgrims establishing Plymouth colony in 1620‚ the area had been ravaged by an epidemic of disease which had wiped out the original Indian inhabitants. The Pilgrims believed that God had sent the disease among the Indians to clear the site for his ‘chosen people’. This is but one example of how the introduction of disease would forever change the existing Indian America into
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in MEDCs and is rapidly increasing every where else. The specialization criteria includes Arable‚ pastoral and mixed (arable and pastoral) farming. Extensive and intensive farming fall under the intensity of land use. Shifting and nomadic cultivation and sedentary farming fall under land tenure. Farming produces goods such as cut flowers‚ decorative and nursery plants‚ timber‚ fertilizers‚ leather‚ industrial chemicals (starch‚ sugar‚ ethanol‚ alcohols and plastics)‚ fibers‚ fuels and both legal
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Fertile crescent Swidden Agriculture a place temporarily cleared for agriculture by cutting back and burning off previous growth Catal Huyuk early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture Mesopotamia "between the rivers"; civilizations that arose between the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys Hyksos a member of an ancient nomadic people from western Asia‚ probably of Semitic ancestry‚ who conquered and ruled Egypt between 1720 bc and 1560 bc Hittites a member of an ancient Anatolian people whose empire
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WHAP Midterm Study Guide Vocabulary: 1. Sedentary- farming system in which the farmer remains settled in one place 2. Differentiated- to distinguish from other thing; to change or alter 3. Foraging- the acquisition of food by hunting‚ fishing‚ or the gathering of plant matter 4. Stratification- division of society according to rank‚ caste‚ or class 5. Egalitarian- Of‚ relating to‚ or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
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Often‚ humans are blind to the idea that we are all one species‚ whether it be one person‚ or a crowd of people. Throughout the existence of mankind‚ many nations and civilizations have made history by slaughtering their own people‚ whether it be for superstitions‚ personal gain‚ or both. The Holocaust‚ one of the most violent genocidal events in the past century‚ has sparked many awareness programs to prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately
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BUKIDNON Brief History Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders‚ clockwise starting from the north‚ Misamis Oriental‚Agusan del Sur‚ Davao del Norte‚ Cotabato‚ Lanao del Sur‚ and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2010 Census of Population by the National Statistics Office (NSO) the province is inhabited by 1‚299‚192 residents. The name "Bukidnon" means highlander or mountain dweller. Bukidnon
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PART THREE AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 600–1500 Chapter 8: Commerce and Culture‚ 500–1500 Chapter Objectives • To consider the significance of trade in human history • To explore the interconnections created by long-distance trade in the period of third-wave civilizations • To examine the full range of what was carried along trade routes (goods‚ culture‚ disease) • To explore the differences between the commerce of the Eastern Hemisphere and that of the Western Hemisphere and the reasons
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needed in the construction and repair of their houseboats. The Badjao or sea gypsies inhabit the shores and waters of Sulu archipelago. These groups of Badjaos may be classified according to lifestyle. The badjao inhabiting Siasi Island is semi-sedentary‚ building stilt-houses over the water and engaging in fishing. The group of the Sitangkai builds permanent homes on the shore whiles the group live in the houseboat called sakayan. The stilt-houses merely serve as a temporary refuge during the time
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