nomadic pastoralism

(noun)

The herding of livestock to find fresh pasture to graze.

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Examples of nomadic pastoralism in the following topics:

  • The Rise of Egyptian Civilization

    • The Harifian culture migrated out of the Fayyum and the Eastern deserts of Egypt to merge with the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B; this created the Circum-Arabian Nomadic Pastoral Complex, who invented nomadic pastoralism, and may have spread Proto-Semitic language throughout Mesopotamia.

  • Namibia

    • The San were hunters and gatherers with a nomadic lifestyle.
    • During the 17th century, the Herero, a pastoral, nomadic people keeping cattle, moved into Namibia.
    • During the 17th century the Herero, a pastoral, nomadic people keeping cattle, moved into Namibia.

  • The Double Disasters

    • These former pastoral nomads converted to Islam and ushered in a new phase of Islamic conquests.

  • The Indo-Aryan Migration and the Vedic Period

    • Other origin hypotheses include an Indo-Aryan Migration in the period 1800–1500 BCE (Before Common Era) and a fusion of the nomadic people known as Kurgans.
    • Wheeler, who was Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1944 to 1948, suggested that a nomadic, Indo-European tribe called the Aryans suddenly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley.
    • According to this theory, these nomadic pastoralists expanded throughout the Pontic-Caspian steppe and into Eastern Europe by early 3000 BCE.
    • The Indo-Aryans in the Early Vedic Period, approximately 1750–1000 BCE, relied heavily on a pastoral, semi-nomadic economy with limited agriculture.
    • After the 12th century BCE, Vedic society transitioned from semi-nomadic to settled agriculture.

  • The Silk Road

    • Emperor Wu repelled the invading barbarians (the Xiongnu, or Huns, a nomadic-pastoralist warrior people from the Eurasian steppe) and roughly doubled the size of the empire, claiming lands including Korea, Manchuria, and even part of Turkistan.
    • By this century the Chinese had become very active in the silk trade, though until the Hans provided sufficient protection, the Silk Road had not functioned well because of nomad pirates.
    • The Silk Road helped to integrate cultures, but also exposed tribal and pastoral societies to new developments, sometimes causing them to become skilled warriors.

  • Spread of Islam

    • For the polytheistic and pagan societies, apart from the religious and spiritual reasons each individual may have had, conversion to Islam "represented the response of a tribal, pastoral population to the need for a larger framework for political and economic integration, a more stable state, and a more imaginative and encompassing moral vision to cope with the problems of a tumultuous society."
    • The Arab-Muslim conquests followed a general pattern of nomadic conquests of settled regions, whereby conquering peoples became the new military elite and reached a compromise with the old elites by allowing them to retain local political, religious, and financial authority.

  • The Nomadic Tribes of Arabia

    • The nomadic pastoralist Bedouin tribes inhabited the Arabian Peninsula before the rise of Islam around 700 CE.
    • One of the major cultures that dominated the Arabian Peninsula just before the rise of Islam was that of the nomadic Bedouin people.
    • The Bedouin tribes in pre-Islamic Arabia were nomadic-pastoralists.
    • Because of the harsh climate and the seasonal migrations required to obtain resources, the Bedouin nomadic tribes generally raised sheep, goats, and camels.
    • The nomads also hunted, served as bodyguards, escorted caravans, and worked as mercenaries.

  • Culture and Religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia

    • The nomadic tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia primarily practiced polytheism, although some tribes converted to Judaism and Christianity.
    • A thriving community of Jewish tribes existed in pre-Islamic Arabia and included both sedentary and nomadic communities.
    • Poetry was also a form of entertainment, as many poets constructed prose about the nature and beauty surrounding their nomadic lives.

  • Louis XIV and the Huguenots

    • By his edict, Louis no longer tolerated Protestant groups, pastors, or churches to exist in France.
    • Pastors could choose either exile or a secular life.

  • The Sun-King and Authoritarianism

    • By his edict, Louis no longer tolerated Protestant groups, pastors, or churches to exist in France.
    • Pastors could choose either exile or a secular life.