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Origins of the Tibetan Plateau. Tectonic crash. Human Migration out of Africa. Early settlement. Size: western Europe without Russia or 2/3 USA. Average elevation: 12-14,000 ft Many Salt lakes Climate: 58 F average in summer
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Origins of the Tibetan Plateau Tectonic crash Human Migration out of Africa
Early settlement Size: western Europe without Russia or 2/3 USA. Average elevation: 12-14,000 ft Many Salt lakes Climate: 58 F average in summer Traditional economy based on pastoralism, agriculture, and hunting Origin myth--children of the monkey and ogress who emerged when the inland sea withdrew courtesy Dr. Charles Ramble
How did the environment effect the Tibetans economic practices? courtesy Dr. Charles Ramble
Yak Culture courtesy Dr. Charles Ramble Yak = wealth
Environment & Religious practices (animism) courtesy Dr. Charles Ramble courtesy Dr. Charles Ramble
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