Why Were Nomadic Pastoralists Important to Settled Agriculturalists

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why were nomadic pastoralists important to settled agriculturalists?

• A) They provided a vast library of historical records.
• B) They left important records that influenced agricultural innovation.
• C) They had so little interaction with agricultural communities that farmers came to think of them as powerful mythological beings.
• D) They transmitted ideas, products, and peoples across long distances, linking them with a wider world.

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