Nomadic people

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nomadic-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the subsistence strategies?Primarily pastoralism, hunting, and gathering, adapted to specific ecological niches
2. What is the social organization?Typically characterized by flexible, kinship-based structures and fluid leadership
3. What is a nomadic person?A nomadic person is a traveler who moves from place to place instead of staying in one home. They follow herds, food, and water to survive.
4. Why do nomadic people move around?Nomadic people move because the land they use changes with seasons, and they need fresh pasture and water for their animals. This keeps their herds healthy and their homes safe.

Paleolithic Era: The prehistoric period when stone tools were first used, spanning from about 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago.
Neolithic Revolution: The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agriculture, beginning around 10,000 BCE.
Pax Mongolica: A period of relative peace and stability across the Mongol Empire from the mid-13th to the mid-14th centuries.
Sedentarization: The process by which nomadic populations adopt a settled way of life.