Chapter 14 Flashcards
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Chinggis Khan (Temujin)
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- born in 1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan
- elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206
- responsible for conquest of n. kingdoms of China to the Abbasid regions
- died in 1227, prior to conquest of most of the Islamic world
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Mongols/Mongol Empire
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- Central Asian nomadic peoples
- smashed Turko-Persian kingdoms
- captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed last Abbasid caliph
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kuriltai
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-meeting of all Mongol chieftains at which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected
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khagan
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-title of the supreme ruler of the Mongol tribes
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tumens
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- basic fighting units of the Mongol forces
- consisted of 10,000 cavalry-men
- each unit was further divided into units of 1,000, 100, and 10
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Tangut
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- rulers of Xi Xia kingdom of northwest China
- one of regional kingdoms during period of southern Song
- conquered by Mongols in 1226
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Karakorum
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-capital of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan
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Batu
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- ruler of Golden Horde
- one of Chinggis Khan’s grandsons
- responsible for invasion of Russia’s beginning in 1236
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Ogedei
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- third son of Chinggis Khan
- succeeded Chinggis Khan as khagan of the Mongols following his father’s death
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Alexander Nevskii
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- submitted to Mongol demands
- Prince of Novgorod
- Grand Prince of Vladimir
- Prince of Kiev
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Moscow (during time of the Mongols)
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- surrendered to Mongol command
- benefitted greatly from the presence of the Mongols
- tribute collector for the Mongol khans
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Golden Horde
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- one of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan’s death
- originally rules by his grandson Batu
- territory covered much of present south central Russia
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Prester John
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- name given to a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests
- Chinggis Khan was originally believed to be this mythical ruler
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Hulegu
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- ruler of the Ilkhan khanate
- grandson of Chinggis Khan
- responsible for capture and destruction of Baghdad
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Mamluks
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- Muslim slave warriors
- established a dynasty in Egypt
- defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted Mongol advance
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Baibars
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- commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut
- originally enslaved by Mongols and sold to Egyptians
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Berke
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- a ruler of the Golden Horde
- converted to Islam
- his threat to Hulegu combined with the growing power of Mamluks in Egypt forestalled further Mongol conquests in the Middle East
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Kublai Khan
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- grandson of Chinggis Khan
- commander of Mongol forces responsible for conquest of China
- became khagan in 1260
- established Sinicized Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1271
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Yuan
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- ruled by Kublai Khan
- new social structure was established with the Mongols at the top and their central Asian nomadic and Muslim allies right below them in the hierarchy
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Tatu
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- present day Beijing
- built on the site occupied by earlier dynasties
- built by Kublai Khan
- introduced to Chinese rituals and classical music
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Chabi
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- influential wife of Kubilai Khan
- promoted interests of Buddhists in China
- indicative of refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Chinese
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Marco Polo
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- his account of Kubilai Khan’s court and empire was the most famous travel account written by a European
- his writings helped inspire efforts by other navigators such as Christopher Columbus
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Romance of the West Chamber
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- Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period
- indicative of the continued literary vitality of China during Mongol rule
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White Lotus Society
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- secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China
- typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule
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Ju Yuanzhang
- Chinese peasant who led successful revolt against Yuan in 14th century
- founded Ming dynasty
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Ming Dynasty
- succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368
- lasted until 1644
- initially mounted huge trade expeditions to Southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China
