STEPPE PEOPLE
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Updated: 25 Jun 2018
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Created byJulia Miryam-Chavah Schenzinger
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c. 1000 BCE -500 CE: Ancient Steppe empires of various states dominate the western and eastern Steppec. 500 - 1200 CE: The age of the Turkic empires; the Steppe is ruled by a patchwork of Turkic statesc. 1200 - 1300 CE: The Steppe is ruled by the Mongol Empirec. 1300 - present day: The splinter states of the Mongol Empire declinec. 4000 BCE: Steppe dwellers began to keep herds of horses, as well as:
cattle, sheep, and goats, which were the principal domestic animals in more southerly landsc. 2000 BCE: A notable movement of peoples off the steppe and
into the forested regions of Europe was taking place.c. 800 - c. 700 BCE: Europe endured several attacks of a "horse people,"
including the Cimmerians.c. 1050 - c. 250 BCE: Early periods in Chinese history included conflict with
the nomadic peoples to the west of the Wei valley.c. 600's CE: The Göktürk Khaganate consolidated their dominance
over the northern steppe region; the end of the 6th century, following
the Göktürk civil war, the empire split into the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates
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