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What factors had to be kept in mind by the pastoralists in order to survive?

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 (a) They had to judge how long the herds could stay in one area and know where they could find water and pasture. (b) They needed to calculate the timing of their movements and ensure that they could move through different territories. (c) They also had to forge a relationship with farmers on the way so that the herds could graze in harvested fields and manure the soil. (d) They also had to combine a range of different activities - cultivation, trade and herding - to make their living.