Mongol society
What were the round tents where pastoral nomads lived?
Yurts
Which Central Asian people left the first written records in their own language?
The Turks
What was Chinggis Khan's original childhood name?
Temujin
Into how many states (khanates) was the empire divided after Chinggis Khan died?
Four
How did the Mongols treat merchants from distant lands?
They welcomed them and let caravans pass
Where did Central Asian nomads live and move around?
On the steppe (greenlands)
In 552, the Turks rebelled against which group?
The Rouruan
What does the title "Chinggis Khan" mean?
Great Ruler
In 1219, Chinggis Khan attacked whom in Persia?
The Khwarizm shah
Who was the famous European visitor who traveled to Mongol lands?
Marco Polo
How did nomads get agricultural goods when trade was hard?
By raiding
Which Chinese dynasty fought against the Eastern Turks
The Tang Dynasty
Whose script was used to write down the Mongol language?
The Uighur Turks
Which major city fell to the Mongols in 1258?
Baghdad
What deadly plague spread from Asia to Europe during this era?
The Black Death
What did women do while men were out fighting or hunting?
Drove carts, set up/dismantled yurts, and milked animals
Which Turkic people formed a new empire in Mongolia in the eighth century?
The Uighurs
How was Chinggis Khan's new army organized?
a decimal structure (units of ten)
Which grandson of Chinggis Khan completed the conquest of China?
Khubilai Khan
What was the system called where tax collection rights were auctioned off?
Tax-farming
Who was the religious expert believed to communicate with the gods?
Shaman
Which Turks defeated the Byzantine army in 1071?
The Seljuk Turks
What system did Chinggis Khan create to send messages quickly on horses
A postal relay system
What was the name of the "divine wind" storm that saved Japan from the Mongols?
Kamikaze
Which three Chinese inventions spread westward to Europe?
Printing, gunpowder, and the compass