Question

meanwhile, on the mediterranean coast in a place known as canaan, the hebrews were organizing a state under a series of kings. the hebrews, now known as the jewish people, differed from other cultures in the region because they were monotheistic. that means they worshipped a single god, who was known as yahweh. they were also nomadic, following their herds instead of building cities.
in the mid-1000s bc, king saul united them, getting all the tribes together to face the philistines, who lived on the same seacoast. after saul, king david defeated the philistines and other enemies and conquered the city of jerusalem, which he made his capital.
in about 965 bc, king david’s son solomon came to power. king solomon made the hebrew control over the area complete. he built an empire for his people and, according to the bible, the first temple in jerusalem.
which of these is a characteristic of a nomadic people?
a they fish in the ocean and create trading empires to sell their catch.
b they are expert architects and build intricately planned cities.
c they gather enormous armies and place a high value on military training.
d they travel from location to location rather than settling in one place.

Explanation:

To determine the characteristic of a nomadic people, we analyze the options:

• Option A: Fishing and creating trading empires is not a defining trait of nomads. Nomads are more associated with herding or moving, not ocean fishing - based trading.
• Option B: Building intricately planned cities is the opposite of nomadic behavior, as nomads do not settle in one place to build cities.
• Option C: Gathering enormous armies and emphasizing military training is not a core characteristic of nomadic groups. It is more related to organized states or empires, not the nomadic lifestyle.
• Option D: The passage states that the Hebrews (who were nomadic) followed their herds instead of building cities. This implies that nomadic people travel from place to place rather than settling, which matches option D.

Answer:

D. They travel from location to location rather than settling in one place.