Chapter 18: Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion(462-466) Nomadic Economy & Society: Nomadic People & Their Animals -To take advantage of the vast open spaces of central Asia, nomads herded grazing animals, especially sheep and horses, but also cattle, goats, and camels. -They followed migratory cycles. -Lived mostly off of the meat, milk, and hides of their animals. -Animal bones for tools and dung as fuel for fires. -Lived in tents called yurts made from wool. -Prepared an alchoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a pontent concotion known as kumiss. -The aridity of the climate and the nomadic lifestyle limated the development of human socieities in central Asia.
Traditions and Encounters chapter 18
Chapter 18: Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion(462-466) Nomadic Economy & Society: Nomadic People & Their Animals -To take advantage of the vast open spaces of central Asia, nomads herded grazing animals, especially sheep and horses, but also cattle, goats, and camels. -They followed migratory cycles. -Lived mostly off of the meat, milk, and hides of their animals. -Animal bones for tools and dung as fuel for fires. -Lived in tents called yurts made from wool. -Prepared an alchoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a pontent concotion known as kumiss. -The aridity of the climate and the nomadic lifestyle limated the development of human socieities in central Asia.
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