Traditional Bedouin
Bedouin woman
in
Jerusalem
, ca. 1900
The Bedouins were
divided into related tribes.
These tribes were
organized on several levels—a widely quoted Bedouin saying is "I and my brothers
against my cousins, I and my brothers and my cousins against the world."
This saying signifies a hierarchy of loyalties based on closeness of kinship
that runs from the nuclear family through the lineage, the tribe, and even, in
principle at least, to an entire ethnic or linguistic group (which is perceived
to have a kinship basis).
Disputes are
settled, interests are pursued, and justice and order are
maintained by means of this organizational framework,
according to an ethic of
self-help and
collective responsibility (Andersen 14). The individual family
unit (known as a tent or
bayt
) typically
consisted of three or four adults (a married couple plus
siblings or parents)
and any number of
children.
When resources were
plentiful, several tents would travel together as a
goum. These groups were sometimes linked by
patriarchal lineage but just
as likely linked by
marriage (new wives were especially likely to have male
relatives join them), acquaintance or even no clearly
defined relation but a
simple shared
membership in the tribe.
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Alberto Torres on 27 Jan 10they were chinnese soldiers. theyer empire was bigger than the roman empires
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest city, is home to about 38% of the population. Mongolia's political system is a parliamentary republic.The area of what is now Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the Gökturks, and others. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols returned to their earlier patterns. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Mongolia came under the influence of Tibetan Buddhism. At the end of the 17th century, most of Mongolia had been incorporated into the area ruled by the Qing Dynasty. During the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, Mongolia declared independence, but had to struggle until 1921 to firmly establish de-facto independence from the Republic of China, and until 1945 to gain international recognition.
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