CHAPTER 17 OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVE 1

• Nomadic society developed by adapting to the conditions of arid lands
• Without food crops or irrigation, they herded grazing animals
• They followed migratory cycles, and lived of of every part of the animals
• They often sought opportunities to trade with settled people
• Nomads wanted products for their immidiate survival

OBJECTIVE 1

• Nomadic people also participated in long-distance trade
• They lead the caravans that crossed central Asia
• There were 2 classes- nobles and commoners
• The nobles did some governing and dealt with those who did not obey orders
• Commoners would have to gain recognition to become a noble

OBJECTIVE 1

• The earliest Turkish religion revolved around shamans
• Turkish people started to convert to other religions
• They began tto turn to Islam in the tenth century

OBJECTIVE 2

• Nomadic warriors were great horsemen
• They were also very good with a bow and arrow
• Turkish nomads began in 1100 AD to take the wealth of settled societies
• 8th-10th century: They approached Persia, taking over the borders
• By 1055, Saljuq was the sultan

OBJECTIVE 2

• They also started to migrate into Anatolia
• The saljiuqs defeated the Byzantine army at Manzikert and took the Byzantine emperor
• They transformed Anatolia
• The Ghaznavids raided northern India
• They eventually claimed the entiire territory of northern India

OBJECTIVE 2

• They stripped the Buddhists and Hindus of their weatlh
• They encouraged conversion to Islam
• Persia, Anatolia, and India were military expansions of the nomadic peoples