to pass by Persepolis with all of their wealth in sheep‚ goats‚ and horses‚ and he who ruled Persepolis ruled what then was Persia. One of the tribes that still use this route today is the Basseri of Iran. (Coon‚ 1962) The Basseri of Iran was a nomadic pastoralist society from the beginning of their existence. The Basseri are located in southwest Iran and were housed in tents. Each tent housed a nuclear family and many tents made up a camp for the Basseri. An independent household occupied every
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the oldest type of society that humans have lived‚ dating back to more than million years ago. It’s also the type of society that we humans have been categorized as for the longest amount of time during our existence. Foragers employ a somewhat nomadic lifestyle‚ as they move from spot to spot‚ yet within a defined area of land in order to maximize their resources while only consuming what they need. The Mbuti live in the Ituri rainforest‚ which is in the Congo region of Africa. They employ several
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E. Compare the Hindu caste system with other systems of social inequality in the ancient and classical worlds of Rome‚ Greece‚ Mesoamerica‚ the Andes‚ or China. F. Compare and contrast ancient and classical sedentary cultures based on cities with pastoral‚ nomadic societies. G. Compare and contrast the development of institutions and traditions (political‚ social‚ economic‚ or intellectual) in any two of these classical civilizations: 1. China 2. India
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Genghis Khan‚ or Ghengis Khan as he is more widely known‚ was born about the year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain‚ Yesugei‚ and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin‚ which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several
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mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke‚coronary heart disease.He need to get with his doctor asap and get on some meds so they came help and maintain his HDL‚LDL levels. Subject 2: A 45 year-old sedentary woman‚ HDL cholesterol = 40 mg/dL‚ An acceptable HDL range is between 40- 60 mg/dL
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living in a zoo‚ caged and sedentary‚ being stared at by onlookers‚ as well as one animal in particular: the jaguar. In this poem‚ we see how certain animals have let their cage define them‚ and have grown into almost inanimate objects whereas the panther‚ symbol of power and greatness‚ has not let itself be confined to the realm of his cage and instead uses his vision‚ his mind‚ to escape the entrapment. Hughes paints an extremely vivid description of the sedentary and monotonous life of caged
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In the Americas and Africa‚ all the societies were both Sedentary and semi sedentary. While in Europe they were mostly Sedentary. All three continents had complex political structures. As Spanish and Portuguese explored the Atlantic‚ a happy accident and a miscalculation led to transatlantic exploration‚ which no one could have planned. In
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As the classical era came to an end‚ social unrest‚ economic decline‚ and nomadic invasions all contributed to the collapse of the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire. Despite these similarities‚ these regions experienced contrasting effects‚ as a result differing religious and economic systems already in place. As a result of the
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2000‚ the total cost of obesity for children and adults in the United States was estimated to be $117 billion (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website‚ n.d). Approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese. Sedentary behavior is implicated in youth and adult overweight and obesity (CDC website‚ 2011). Overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop noncommunicable diseases like high cholesterol‚ hypertension‚
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The Basseri of Iran: A Pastoral Society Kristin K. Lilienthal ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Kimberly Long October‚ 8 2012 The Basseri of Iran The Basseri of Iran are tent dwelling and nomadic people. The Basseri live in the south of Iran‚ in the Fars Province. While the origin of the Basseri is unclear‚ it is believed that they are of Arab decent (Amanolahi‚ 2003). The Basseri have traditionally been pastoralist‚ herding both sheep and goats. This paper will explore
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