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A GROUP BASED ON FAMILY TIES.
clan
The SPREAD of GOODS, IDEAS AND CUSTOMS among different groups of people.
cultural diffusion (cul-tur-al di-few-sion)
A desert in CENTRAL ASIA.
Gobi Desert
A MOUNTAIN SYSTEM of south-central Asia SEPARATING the INDIAN subcontinent and CHINA. Includes nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
Himalayas (him-a-lay-as)
A social and economic system based on RAISING AND HERDING LIVESTOCK.
pastoralism (pas-tor-al-ism)
A NOMADIC GROUP from Central Asia that was one of the FIRST TO CONQUER and SETTLE in the MIDDLE EAST.
Seljuk Turks (sel-jik turks)
An ancient TRADE ROUTE between CHINA and the MEDITERRANEAN SEA extending almost 4,000 miles and LINKING CHINA WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
Silk Road
Wide grassy SEMI-ARID (dry) PLAINS found in CENTRAL EURASIA.
steppe (step)
A mountain range in western Russia forming the traditional BOUNDARY BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA.
Ural Mountains
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