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Peters Ch 17

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

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Why Can't Central Asia Nomads stay in one area for large-Scale agriculture? Rainfall in Central Asia is too little to support large-scale agriculture.
What do Turkish Nomads rely on during animal herding? Turkish Nomads rely on Milk and meat from their pasture and animal hide for clothing and yurts.
How Turkish Nomads navigate their pasture? They navigate their pasture using Migratory patterns and following weather and season patterns.
Small or Large-Scale Cultivation? Small-Scale Cultivation.
what do Turkish Nomads have limited amounts of? Nomads have limited amounts of Pottery, leather goods, weapons, and tools.
Relationship between settled and nomadic people? Mutual trading links between the two groups.
Relationship between Travelers/traders/merchants and Nomadic people? Trading between travelers/traders/merchants and nomadic people were common.
What kind of travel did nomadic people? Nomadic people traveled long distances and traveled in caravans. This wasn't a big deal to them because they were nomads.
What was the governance like for Nomads? They were clan-based
Who were likely to become Nomadic high ranking officials? Nomadic Officials were charismatic individuals. Leadership could be passed down to offspring but would be strippen if imcompetent. Advancement for Brave commoners.
How were women influential? As women have in nearly all societies dependent on time, Advisors, Occasionally regents or rulers.
Who were the nomadic religious leaders? Shamans center paganism (Nature based)
Turkish Nomads converted to what religions after trading with settled people. Turkish Nomads became interested in Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Islam, Manichaeism from sixth century C.E.
Why was the Turkish Script partially for? The Turkish script was partially created to record religious teachings.
Conversion to Islam in tenth century due to Abbasid influence This caused many turkish nomads to be forced to convert to islam
What type of confederations under Kahn? Large Confederations
What were the advantages to following a current leader? There were no advantages. Loyalties were constantly shifting. Leaders were viewed as weak or incompetent.
What type of Calvaries? The calvaries were exceptionally strong. Had great mobility, Speed and Exceptional Horseman.
Who were on the border of the Abbasid empire in the eighth to tenth centuries? Turkish people (Got Captured) turned to slave soldiers
What did the turks do? Eventually came to dominate Abbasid Caliphs
Who got recognized as sultan in 1055 Tughril Beg
Slave soldiers caused what influence in Turkish Clans Slave soldiers Influenced Islam into political and military to new regions.
Details about Anatolia: Seljuq turks had a large-scale invasion on Anatolia. Took Byzantine emperor captive. Peasants resented byzantine leaders so they seem to view them as liberators rather than conquerors.
How did the Invasion Impact the church?
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