Mongol Basics
This vast grassland stretching from Eastern Europe to East Asia was home to the Mongols.
What is the Eurasian steppe?
This man became the founder and first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Who is Genghis Khan?
Both Mongol men and women were skilled in these two combat-related activities.
What are archery and horseback riding?
This trade route system was controlled by the Mongols, allowing goods and knowledge to travel safely across Asia and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This is the term for a Mongol ruler.
What is a khan?
This circular tent was the traditional home of Mongols.
What is a yurt?
The Mongols were more egalitarian mainly due to this one reason.
What is collective/shared survival needs? (OR everyone needing to work in order to survive)
This devastating pandemic, partly spread due to Mongol conquests, killed millions across Eurasia in the 14th century.
What is the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague?
The Mongols believed they could learn the future by reading the stars, so they hired these scientists to study the skies and built buildings for this purpose.
What are astronomers?
A period of relative peace and stability across Asia and Europe under Mongol rule.
What is Pax Mongolica?
The Mongols were this type of pastoralist, moving seasonally but often returning to the same areas.
What is semi-nomadic?
This was the primary way Mongol women were viewed in their society, despite their contributions.
What is property?
The Mongols adopted this Chinese invention, which helped them improve their siege tactics.
What is gunpowder?
The Mongols recruited and forcibly relocated a certain kind of people across Eurasia to help build their cities and govern their empire.
What are experts? (Or artisans, scholars, doctors, etc.)
The Mongol Empire eventually split into four regions known as these.
What are Khanates?
The Mongols relied on this practice of herding animals for food, trade, and resources.
What is pastoralism?
This Mongol-established system of relay stations greatly improved communication and travel across the empire.
What is the Yam system?
The Mongols engaged in a type of warfare that contributed to the spreading of the Bubonic Plague.
What is biological warfare? (Or catapulting severed, infected heads into enemy territory)
This Mongol policy towards different beliefs helped unite the people under their rule.
What is religious tolerance?
This dynasty overthrew the Yuan in 1368.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This environmental factor in the late 12th century motivated Mongol tribes to move south and raid agricultural societies.
What is drought (or climate change)?
This system, used by the Mongols, involved recruiting people based on their skills rather than social status.
What is meritocracy?
This grandson of Genghis Khan became the ruler of China and founded the Yuan Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
The Mongols helped spread this system of numbers from the Middle East to Europe, which is still used today.
What is the Arabic numbering system?
The birth name of the founder of the Mongol Empire.
What is Temujin?