Plains (later period)
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Plains (later period) refers to the historical phase when Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, such as the Sac and Fox, increasingly adopted horse-based nomadism, bison hunting, and intertribal warfare as defining features of their culture and economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Plains (for Plains Apache) | 1 |
| Plains (later period) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3808332 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plains (later period) Context triple: [Sac and Fox, culturalArea, Plains (later period)]
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A.
Plains
Plains is a small village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated between Airdrie and Caldercruix in the country’s Central Belt.
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B.
Plains
Plains is a common, flat, grassy biome in Minecraft characterized by abundant passive mobs, scattered trees or villages, and generally peaceful terrain ideal for building.
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C.
The Grasslands
The Grasslands is a vast, fertile expanse in eastern Essos known for its open plains, nomadic peoples, and frequent conflicts among horse-riding tribes in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
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D.
The Plain
The Plain is a major road junction and public space in east Oxford, England, serving as a key gateway between the city centre and the Cowley and Iffley Roads.
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E.
The Plain
The Plain was a centrist, often unaligned group of deputies in the French National Convention during the Revolution, positioned between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plains (later period) Target entity description: Plains (later period) refers to the historical phase when Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, such as the Sac and Fox, increasingly adopted horse-based nomadism, bison hunting, and intertribal warfare as defining features of their culture and economy.
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A.
Plains
Plains is a small village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated between Airdrie and Caldercruix in the country’s Central Belt.
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B.
Plains
Plains is a common, flat, grassy biome in Minecraft characterized by abundant passive mobs, scattered trees or villages, and generally peaceful terrain ideal for building.
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C.
The Grasslands
The Grasslands is a vast, fertile expanse in eastern Essos known for its open plains, nomadic peoples, and frequent conflicts among horse-riding tribes in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
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D.
The Plain
The Plain is a major road junction and public space in east Oxford, England, serving as a key gateway between the city centre and the Cowley and Iffley Roads.
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E.
The Plain
The Plain was a centrist, often unaligned group of deputies in the French National Convention during the Revolution, positioned between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural phase
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | Great Plains ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Plains Indians
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
Sac and Fox ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Prairies
ⓘ
surface form:
North American interior grasslands
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| associatedWithResource | North American bison ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
bison hunting
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horse-based nomadism ⓘ intertribal warfare ⓘ |
| conflictDrivers |
competition for bison hunting grounds
ⓘ
competition for horses ⓘ |
| culturalEmphasis |
horse wealth as status
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warrior ethos ⓘ |
| culturalPattern | integration of horse into warfare, hunting, and status systems ⓘ |
| demographicEffect | concentration of populations in prime bison ranges ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
bison hunting
ⓘ
mobile horse-based economy ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFeature |
raiding across wide distances enabled by horses
ⓘ
shifting alliances among Plains tribes ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety | reorganization of band and tribal structures around mobility ⓘ |
| impactOnTerritory |
expansion of hunting ranges
ⓘ
shifting intertribal boundaries ⓘ |
| materialCultureChange |
development of specialized horse gear
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increased use of tipis adapted to horse transport ⓘ |
| modeOfLife | nomadic or semi-nomadic camp movements ⓘ |
| socialFeature |
high mobility of bands
ⓘ
increased intertribal warfare ⓘ |
| subsistenceStrategy |
nomadic bison hunting
ⓘ
seasonal migrations following bison herds ⓘ |
| technologicalFeature | widespread use of the horse ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | follows earlier sedentary or semi-sedentary lifeways for some groups ⓘ |
| tradeFeature |
exchange of bison products
ⓘ
horse trade among tribes ⓘ |
| transportationMode | horseback travel ⓘ |
| warfarePattern |
intertribal conflict over hunting territories
ⓘ
mounted raiding ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plains (later period) Description of subject: Plains (later period) refers to the historical phase when Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, such as the Sac and Fox, increasingly adopted horse-based nomadism, bison hunting, and intertribal warfare as defining features of their culture and economy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Plains (for Plains Apache)