ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Scythians

Scythians are a group of people who lived a long, long time ago in a place called Central Asia. They were very cool fighters and they rode horses really well. They had a unique way of fighting called nomadic warfare where they rode their horses very fast and shot arrows at their enemies.

Scythians were skilled not only in fighting, but also in making things. They made beautiful clothes, sometimes decorated with gold and other shiny things. They also made lots of pottery and jewelry. They even made their own homes! Scythian houses were called yurts and they were round and made of materials like wool, felt, and animal skins.

Some people say that Scythians were very mysterious because they didn't write much about themselves, so we don't know a lot about them for sure. But we do know that they were very important in history because they lived in a very important area where many different cultures met and traded. Some people even think that Scythians might have been ancestors of some modern-day people. Overall, Scythians were a fascinating and important group of people from a long time ago who are still remembered today.