What is a pastoral society?

A pastoral society is a social group of pastoralists, whose way of life is based on pastoralism, and is typically nomadic. Daily life is centered upon the tending of herds or flocks. Pastoral society is the second stage of human evolution where people focused on animal husbandry of cattle such as sheep, goat, cow, and buffalo for self- subsistence. Their main work was cattle herding. This society was large in number and ruled by one single leader. Like hunting society, they also engaged themselves in fishing, hunting, and gathering.