What are some examples of nomadic people in Europe?
Q: What are some examples of nomadic people in Europe?
A: The best known examples of nomadic people in Europe are gypsies, Roma, Sinti, and Irish travelers.
Q: What is the main reason why many nomads move from one place to another?
A: Many nomads move from one place to another mainly because they need to change places due to the weather conditions for herding their livestock such as cattle or horses from pasture to pasture.
Q: How do semi-nomadic tribes like the Sami of Lapland live?
A: The Sami of Lapland are a semi-nomadic tribe who lead their own herd of reindeer to winter feeding grounds and then return them in the spring to their feeding ground close to a permanent home base, where their family lives. This cycle happens every year.
Q: How can skills related with nomadic life be useful?
A: Skills related with nomadic life can be useful in mobile warfare, and have been used in attacking sedentary agricultural and urban people. Genghis Khan and the Mongol hordes, for example conquered vast areas in Asia by organizing themselves as cavalry.
Q: What type of transport do most traders or craftsmen use when they travel?
A: Most traders or craftsmen who travel usually use wagons as these are better for carrying goods.
Q: What type of dwellings do most herdsmen live in while travelling?
A: Most herdsmen usually live in tents with few things inside while travelling.
Q: Are there any other ethnic groups that traditionally practice a nomadic lifestyle apart from those mentioned above? A: Yes, there are other ethnic groups that traditionally practice a nomadic lifestyle such as Berbers, Kazakhs, and Bedouin apart from those mentioned above.
