Eurasian nomads are a large group of peoples of the steppes of Central Asia, Mongolia and Eastern Europe. They have domesticated the horse, and developed the chariot, cavalry and horse archery, and often appeared as invading horse people in Europe, Anatolia and China. A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (from Russian step) is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange) and other former communist regimes (light orange). ... There are a number of theories regarding the domestication of the horse. ... Chariot was the name of a WW2 naval weapon, the British manned torpedo. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... Horse people: a generalized and somewhat obsolete term for various nomadic or semi-nomadic ethnic groups, typically inhabiting the Eurasian steppes, with an emphasis in their economy and culture on horse breeding and horse riding. ...
They can be divided into several large groups, on linguistic grounds:
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