Pastoral Peoples: What I found as the most important information of the pastoral peoples is that they would herd livestock around open areas of land. They used the changing seasons such as rain, to flourish their pasturages. I think that this is important to note because like we learned in the previous class, many civilizations migrated through different roads such as the sand road, water roads, and silk roads. Using the adaptation as changing seasons helped them adapt to special environments such as hot desserts. It was also important for me to note that the first pastoral society emerged from hunting and gathering groups who captured species that were in the wild. This has affected the world in general because it has made it a lot more resourceful and easier for us to use species for our everyday lives, especially when it comes to smaller rural towns. I also thought it was very interesting how animals were first domesticated around the same time that the first plants were being cultivated, as both were present in the agrarian societies. Many of these pastoral strategies have been adopted by the peoples of the Middle East in regions that may not be already suitable for cultivation of plants. Many animals were also tamed because they were used for food.

I also thought that it was very interesting how the pastoral peoples used wells for the gathering of the water. Because the dessert was not abundant in water supply, water was drawn from the wells in leather bags and pulled up by a rope that was attached to camels. Another fun fact for me was that this way of living affected population. Because so many more people were staying in one spot and producing food, the population grew, to include hundreds and even thousands of peoples.