Tectonic crash

Origins of the Tibetan Plateau

Human Migration out of Africa

Early settlement

Size: western Europe without Russia or 2/3 USA.Average elevation: 12-14,000 ftMany Salt lakesClimate: 58 F average in summerTraditional economy based on pastoralism, agriculture, and hunting

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Origin myth--children of the monkey and ogress who emerged when the inland sea withdrew

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How did the environment effect the Tibetans economic practices?

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dropka, samadrok & rongpa

Yak Culture

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Yak = wealth

Environment & Religious practices (animism)

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Early Tibetan Kingdoms

• Semi divine kings sat on heavenly thrones and carried on palanquins

• Mountains the source of water, king controlled their flow

• Six family clans/12 kingdoms/40 principalities

Yumbu Lagang castle