Steppe
noun
A large area of flat grassland, mainly found in southeastern Europe and Siberia.
Mongolia is largely covered by the steppe, a grassy plain.
Often appears as...
- mongolian steppe
- siberian steppe
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Geographical
noun
A large area of flat grassland, mainly found in southeastern Europe and Siberia.
Mongolia is largely covered by the steppe, a grassy plain.
Often appears as...
- mongolian steppe
- siberian steppe
Usage tips
Geographical
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Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
The term 'steppe' mainly describes land in southeastern Europe and Siberia, not everywhere.
The Ukrainian steppe stretches endlessly towards the horizon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Forested
'Steppe' refers to open, treeless grasslands, different from woods or forested areas.
The steppe was vast, with no trees to interrupt our view.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Associations
Steppes are often linked in history to nomadic life and horse cultures, like the Mongols.
Nomads have lived on the steppe for centuries.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
The term 'steppe' mainly describes land in southeastern Europe and Siberia, not everywhere.
The Ukrainian steppe stretches endlessly towards the horizon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Forested
'Steppe' refers to open, treeless grasslands, different from woods or forested areas.
The steppe was vast, with no trees to interrupt our view.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Associations
Steppes are often linked in history to nomadic life and horse cultures, like the Mongols.
Nomads have lived on the steppe for centuries.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Origin
The term 'steppe' mainly describes land in southeastern Europe and Siberia, not everywhere.
The Ukrainian steppe stretches endlessly towards the horizon.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Forested
'Steppe' refers to open, treeless grasslands, different from woods or forested areas.
The steppe was vast, with no trees to interrupt our view.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Associations
Steppes are often linked in history to nomadic life and horse cultures, like the Mongols.
Nomads have lived on the steppe for centuries.
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Mammoths resurrected and...
even in the winter when snow is on the ground. And the way the mammoth steppe, which used to wrap all the way around the North Pole -- there's a lot of landmass around the North Pole -- that was all this grassland. And the steppe was magnificent, probably one of the most productive biomes in the world,
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The fascinating history...
These burial grounds created permanent places to commemorate the dead. The nomadic Scythians littered the steppes with grave mounds known as kurgans. The Etruscans built expansive necropoles, their grid-patterned streets lined with tombs.
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
why in the past on the steppe people were always buried with their best mounts because the horse literally carries people into life in step through life and then they hope off into the afterlife there's two meters of snow up here in
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
could maybe you could travel places you could visit different areas and clock up some frequent flying miles maybe a migratory one as well like a steppe Eagle you could really have the best of both worlds some are in two different
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3 Years and 6,000 Miles...
Ukraine learning to look at the world who are nomads odds the only problem was I couldn't ride a horse I set off and within five days my world had come crashing down the horses were stolen life on the steppe without a horse is
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Did the Amazons really...
Early depictions of Amazons showed them with Greek weapons and armor. But in later representations, they wielded bows and battle-axes, rode horses, and wore pointed caps and patterned trousers characteristic of steppe nomads.
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The rise and fall of the...
the East Asian steppe was home to scattered groups of Mongol and Turkic pastoral nomads led by Khans. The people herded sheep, cattle, yaks and camels. They lived in felt tents and moved between summer and winter campsites.
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Reversing animal...
theory that would put the manless to work he says that the world's largest biome used to be what was called the mammoth steppe it was Arctic grasslands kept in order by dense herds of mega herbivores
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Where did English come...
and trace the origins of Proto-Germanic to a language called Proto-Indo-European, spoken about 6000 years ago on the Pontic steppe in modern day Ukraine and Russia.
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The rise and fall of the...
Before the sun never set on the British Empire, before Genghis Khan swept the steppe,
Video examples
Mammoths resurrected and...
even in the winter when snow is on the ground. And the way the mammoth steppe, which used to wrap all the way around the North Pole -- there's a lot of landmass around the North Pole -- that was all this grassland. And the steppe was magnificent, probably one of the most productive biomes in the world,
Video examples
The fascinating history...
These burial grounds created permanent places to commemorate the dead. The nomadic Scythians littered the steppes with grave mounds known as kurgans. The Etruscans built expansive necropoles, their grid-patterned streets lined with tombs.
Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
why in the past on the steppe people were always buried with their best mounts because the horse literally carries people into life in step through life and then they hope off into the afterlife there's two meters of snow up here in
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
could maybe you could travel places you could visit different areas and clock up some frequent flying miles maybe a migratory one as well like a steppe Eagle you could really have the best of both worlds some are in two different
Video examples
3 Years and 6,000 Miles...
Ukraine learning to look at the world who are nomads odds the only problem was I couldn't ride a horse I set off and within five days my world had come crashing down the horses were stolen life on the steppe without a horse is
Video examples
Did the Amazons really...
Early depictions of Amazons showed them with Greek weapons and armor. But in later representations, they wielded bows and battle-axes, rode horses, and wore pointed caps and patterned trousers characteristic of steppe nomads.
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
the East Asian steppe was home to scattered groups of Mongol and Turkic pastoral nomads led by Khans. The people herded sheep, cattle, yaks and camels. They lived in felt tents and moved between summer and winter campsites.
Video examples
Reversing animal...
theory that would put the manless to work he says that the world's largest biome used to be what was called the mammoth steppe it was Arctic grasslands kept in order by dense herds of mega herbivores
Video examples
Where did English come...
and trace the origins of Proto-Germanic to a language called Proto-Indo-European, spoken about 6000 years ago on the Pontic steppe in modern day Ukraine and Russia.
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
Before the sun never set on the British Empire, before Genghis Khan swept the steppe,
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Amy Chua
American Educator
The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
Perhaps most important for nomads was the belief in the symbiosis that existed between wolf and humans on the steppe. Wolves were an integral part of keeping the balance of nature, ensuring that plagues of rabbits and rodents didn't break out, which in turn protected the all-important pasture for the nomads' herds.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established the Ottoman Empire and ruled for centuries over large swaths of Europe and Asia are the subject of countless legends, poems and books.
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Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria - so you have a savanna system that may be stable and thriving, but it can also tip over and become an arid steppe if pushed too far by warming, land degradation, and biodiversity loss.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
In the initial stages of my journey, I was trying to travel too fast by horse by sticking to a 'five days on and two off' schedule. On the steppe, time is not measured by days, weeks or hours but the fall of the seasons and condition of the animals.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
I have brought many artifacts back with me from the steppe. My favourite is a 90-year-old Kazakh saddle decorated with silverwork in traditional motifs. It symbolises the deep relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian Steppe.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
What drew me to Kazakhstan was a curiosity to learn about life in this 'middle earth' of steppe between the endless forests of Russia in the north and the world's greatest mountain chains to the south.
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Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
It is said the boundless steppes of Asia gave flight to tales of heroes and heroines because the conditions there are so harsh.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
Exchanging gifts is an important thing in the steppe culture, a way for them to feel you have become a part of their lives.
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Adam West
American Actor
I've been almost everywhere. But I've never been to the steppes of Latvia. It's something I've always wanted to do.
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Amy Chua
American Educator
The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
Perhaps most important for nomads was the belief in the symbiosis that existed between wolf and humans on the steppe. Wolves were an integral part of keeping the balance of nature, ensuring that plagues of rabbits and rodents didn't break out, which in turn protected the all-important pasture for the nomads' herds.
Quote examples
Stephen Kinzer
American Author
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established the Ottoman Empire and ruled for centuries over large swaths of Europe and Asia are the subject of countless legends, poems and books.
Quote examples
Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria - so you have a savanna system that may be stable and thriving, but it can also tip over and become an arid steppe if pushed too far by warming, land degradation, and biodiversity loss.
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
In the initial stages of my journey, I was trying to travel too fast by horse by sticking to a 'five days on and two off' schedule. On the steppe, time is not measured by days, weeks or hours but the fall of the seasons and condition of the animals.
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
I have brought many artifacts back with me from the steppe. My favourite is a 90-year-old Kazakh saddle decorated with silverwork in traditional motifs. It symbolises the deep relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian Steppe.
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
What drew me to Kazakhstan was a curiosity to learn about life in this 'middle earth' of steppe between the endless forests of Russia in the north and the world's greatest mountain chains to the south.
Quote examples
Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
It is said the boundless steppes of Asia gave flight to tales of heroes and heroines because the conditions there are so harsh.
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
Exchanging gifts is an important thing in the steppe culture, a way for them to feel you have become a part of their lives.
Quote examples
Adam West
American Actor
I've been almost everywhere. But I've never been to the steppes of Latvia. It's something I've always wanted to do.
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