Mongols Flashcards
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What is a steppe?
a large area of flat grassland
Who was Temujin?
- born 1155
- Son of Mongol Khan
- Untied all the tribes of Mongolia by 1206
Supreme Ruler
Gengis Khan
What was Genghis´ Khans first new law?
Outlawing the kidnapping of women from rival tribes (his wife and mother both got kidnapped)
What were some other laws Genghis Khan passed?
- Mongol inslave another mongol
- Horse theviery was too be punished by death
Who were the Jurchen?
The largest city-state that ruled northern china
What led to the Jurchens conquest by the Mongols?
the largest city-state, they demaned Gengis Khan Acknoledge them but Gengis Khan invaded them. The Capital the Zhongh (beijin) and in 1211 was conqured.
What military advantages did the Mongols have over other armies
- Horsemen, no foot soldiers to slow them down
- No supply wagons (Soldiers carried enough food for 10 days.)
How did the Mongol warrior culture differ from that of other warrior cultures?
-Mongols saw no glory in a brave death
- Their goal was to win with little lose as possible.
By what year did Gengis Khan Gain control of northern China?
1215
What Persian cities controlled the trade along the Silk Road?
Bukhara and Samarkand
(modern day Ubekitazan)
What led to the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazim Empire (turkish empire) in 1219?
1217 - mongol envoy
captured and killed by turkish provincal govener
1219 - mongols invade because shah muhammed (ruler of the Khwarazim empire) did not send the govener to gengis as a prisnor
1221- mongols controlled central asia
In what year did Gengis Khan die?
1227
How did Gengis Khan spilt his empire amongst his sons?
- (Favorite son) Ogedei, China and the rest of Eastern Asia
- Changatai, Central Asia
- (grandson) Batu, Western part of the empire
What lands did the Mongol Empire expand to, and what years did it happen?
1235 - invaded Song dynasty
1240 - Kiev (Russias Best trading center)
1241 - Hungary
1258 - Baghda
1259 - complete controlled China (Kubla Khan (gengis grandson)
Who was Sorkhokhtani?
- Gengis Khan Daughter in-law
- Most remarkable leaders of her time
- respected chinese culture
- protected chinese peasents
- gudied her son kublai Khan to follow her
How did the Mongols treat the culture of the peoples they conqured? (SHORT ANSWER)
- respected local customs and langangues
- kept religous leaders and other profesinals exemt from payimg taxes
- freedom of religon
What dynasty Kulai Khan establish by establishing himself in China as the Great Khan over his brother and cousins?
Yaun Dynasty
How many years did it take for the Mongols to conquer the largest empire the world had ever known? What was the perod know as?
50 years, Pax Mongolia (Latin Mongila peace)
How did trade passes work?
Issued tablets of -gold-, -silver- or -wood- for traders to wear around their necks.
These passes allowed their bearers to travel freely throughout the empire. They are guarrented transport guides, - protection- places to stay, credit and -freedom from local taxes.-
The Mongols brought peace to what conflct between Christians and Muslims? For how long had the conflict been going on for?
Crusade, more than 150 years
What did European trader orginally call china?
What was the first group of Europeans to arrive at Kublai Khans Court?
cathy and the polos 1266
What European city-staes controlled trade with china?
Venice, Genod
How did the Polos first make their away to China?
In 1200s Niccole and Maffeo were rescuced by the Mongol Ammassador in 1266
