long distances.. The agricultural civilizations of West Africa were characterized by what kind(s) of government(s)? A mixture of stateless societies‚ city states‚ and more highly centralized kingdoms. Which of the following was a West African pastoral society? The Fulbe Why did the Ming government suddenly stop the exploration of the Indian Ocean basin?Emperor Yongle’s successors viewed expansion as a waste of time and resources.. In its effort to recover from the disruption of Mongol rule‚
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The Culture of the Basseri of Iran Tamika Michelle Mays ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Michael King August 9‚ 2011 The Culture of the Basseri of Iran The Basseri are traditional pastoral nomads who inhabit the Iranian province of Fārs and migrate along the steppes and mountains near the town of Shīrāz. The Basseri are a clearly delineated group‚ defined as are most groups in the area by political rather than by ethnic or geographical
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RESOURCE-BASED CONFLICT AND MECHANISMS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN GEDARIF STATE - SUDAN * Mutasim Bashir Ali (University of Gadarif) 1. Introduction This report attempts to illustrate some aspect of the resource-based conflicts in Gedarif State‚ focusing specifically on conflicts between farmers and herders. It also highlights the mechanisms of conflict resolution in the state. The first section in this report shed light on the general characteristics of the state such as: location
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fruit such as peaches and apricots and called them Persian or Armenia plums. The West also bought cinnamon‚ ginger‚ and other spices that were not found anywhere in the West. Nomads in Central Asia helped the Silk Road stay alive. Pastoral nomads provided animals‚ animal handlers‚ and protections to traders. Without these nomads‚ the Silk Road would have been inconvenient for the traders. The impact of the Silk Road was tremendous. Iranian people settled in cities centered on trade and farmed the surrounding
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Bedouin Polytheism. The word ‘Bedouin’ comes from the Arabic word for someone who dwells in the desert and also are known as Nomads. In the time of pre-Islamic Arabia‚ Nomads were constantly travelling and they never settled in one place. Some people settled near rivers but Nomads just lived in desserts and moved according to the seasons from place to place in search of food‚ water and land. Living on the fringes of the desert was a benefit because they could find enough food for their animals
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Desertification in Africa Land covers “ 14.9 billion hectares of the earth’s face”. According to the United Nations data‚ “ 6.1 billion hectares are dryland” of which one billion hectares are “ naturally hyper arid desert”(www.eden-foundation.org). The rest has either become desert or is being threatened by desertification. This natural process has caused misery among those most directly caught in its path‚ turning productive land into dryland. (Mensching‚ 7). The Sahel- the world’s largest
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cultural factors in determining what is attractive‚ demonstrating that the slender ideal is relatively recent‚ and has become thinner over the last few years with the emergence of the “waif” model in the 1990s and its continuation since 2000 in spite of some challenge to this ideal. Recent studies suggest that a desire to be slender is becoming more and more common across cultures‚ particularly in individuals who have much contact with Western media and culture. In the study of Mumford and Choudry
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organization. Even though all cultures have things like this all cultures look at these aspects in different light. Throughout this paper I will be getting to know these different concepts of the Basseri of Iran. The Brasseri are very traditional pastoral nomads‚ which inhabit the Iranian province of Fars and tend to migrate along the steppes and mountains near the town of Shiraz. Pastoralism is an economy that is based primarily on herding. The tribe would follow the herds in search of food and water
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Basseri Tribe of Iran Crystal L. Brooks ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Professor Jason Gonzalez August 8‚ 2011 The Basseri Culture of Iran The Basseri Culture of Iran’s primary mode of subsistence is Pastoralism. The Pastoral lifestyle affects the social‚ political and economic organization of the Basseri Culture. This lifestyle also dictates the religious convictions‚ and the social changes of the culture. According to Barbara Nowak and Peter Laird (2010)‚ “Pastoralism
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Chapter 2 First Farmers The Revolutions of Agriculture‚ 10‚000 b.c.e.–3000 b.c.e. Chapter Overview CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES • TO MAKE STUDENTS AWARE THAT AGRICULTURE EVOLVED INDEPENDENTLY IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF THE WORLD • To trace the development of agriculture and its local variations • To consider the social implications of the Agricultural Revolution Chapter Outline I. OPENING VIGNETTE A. In the past two centuries‚ there has been a dramatic decline in
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