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  2. Pastoralism - Wikipedia

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    Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as " livestock ") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. [ 2 ] The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses, and sheep.

  3. Nomadic pastoralism - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Nomadic pastoralism also known as Nomadic herding, is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, in contrast with transhumance, where seasonal pastures are fixed. [1] However, this distinction is often not observed and ...

  4. Pastoral society - Wikipedia

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    Pastoral societies are often organized in tribes, with the ‘household,' often incorporating the extended family, as a basic unit for organization of labor and expenses. [1] Lineages are often the root for property rights. Mobility allows groups of pastoralists to leave and regroup as resources permit, or as sought after with changes in social ...

  5. Nomad - Wikipedia

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    Pastoralism: This is a mixed economy with a symbiosis within the family. Agropastoralism: This is when symbiosis is between segments or clans within an ethnic group . True Nomadism: This is when symbiosis is at the regional level, generally between specialised nomadic and agricultural populations.

  6. Eurasian nomads - Wikipedia

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    Eurasian nomads form groups of nomadic peoples who have lived in various areas of the Eurasian Steppe. History largely knows them via frontier historical sources from Europe and Asia. [1] The steppe nomads had no permanent abode, but travelled from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

  7. List of nomadic peoples - Wikipedia

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    Their farming way of life was very different from the pastoral nomadism of the Mongols and the Khitan on the steppes. [11] [12] "At the most", the Jurchen could only be described as "semi-nomadic" while the majority of them were sedentary. The Manchu way of life (economy) was described as agricultural, farming crops and raising animals on farms ...

  8. Pastoral Perspective: Living in a world gone mad - AOL

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    Living in a world gone mad takes faith. It does not take A faith, but it does take THE faith. Sincerity does not win here. “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you are sincere ...

  9. Transhumance - Wikipedia

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    Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures. In montane regions (vertical transhumance), it implies movement between higher pastures in summer and lower valleys in winter. Herders have a permanent home, typically in valleys. Generally only the herds travel, with a ...