Kinship as the Basis of Pastoral Social Organization
Explain how kinship ties structured social life, leadership, and alliances among pastoral peoples.

Explain how kinship ties structured social life, leadership, and alliances among pastoral peoples.
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6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS
7 lessons
Understand how pastoral societies organized themselves through kinship and how they interacted with agrarian states through both conflict and mutual dependence.
[Grades 5-12] Explain the concept of kinship as the basis of social organization among pastoral peoples and compare the structure of kinship-based societies with that of agrarian states. [Compare and contrast differing behaviors and institutions]
[Grades 5-12] Explain the concept of kinship as the basis of social organization among pastoral peoples and compare the structure of kinship-based societies with that of agrarian states. [Compare and contrast differing behaviors and institutions]