This is so heat (or AC air) will stay in.
I think it has something to do with maintaing the temperature in the home. Ventilation. Also, it prevents humidity from destroying the interior of walls.
why do nomad homes often thick walls and small windows
Houses built in the Iron Age were typically made from a combination of materials such as timber, thatch, wattle, and daub. They were usually round or rectangular in shape and had thatched roofs. The walls were often made from a framework of wooden poles filled in with wattle and daub.
Thick walls and small windows keep the house cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
The Anasazi often built complex houses on cliff walls to defend against attacks.
you can often find lizard in old places like old houses and look on the walls
The Aztecs typically built their houses using adobe bricks made from mud and straw. The houses were rectangular in shape and had thatched roofs made from dried grasses or palm leaves. The walls were often painted and decorated with murals.
Townhouses are often more affordable than traditional houses due to their smaller size and shared walls, which can lower construction and maintenance costs.
Greek houses were typically made of mud-brick or stone, with tiled roofs. The walls were often plastered and painted white. Wealthier Greeks used marble or limestone for construction, while simpler buildings were made with sun-dried bricks.
Some houses have foundations(hard rock beneath the surface of the crust) which they are attached to. Some houses have things that attach bookshelves and things to walls for safety and add plywood to walls.
Most of the houses or buildings in Pompeii were made of stone
stronger walls