Vocabulary Terms
What are the steppes?
This kind of vocalization is composed of four different parts: sound from the belly, the nose, the throat, and whistling
What is Mongolian throat singing?
The Mongols facilitated trade that allowed this substance to make its way from China to Europe
What is gunpowder?
"Genghis" is actually a common misspelling of this name
What is Chinggis?
The Mongols did NOT typically do this to their enemies
What is torture?
Moving from place to place without a fixed home
What is nomadic?
The Mongols lived in these, portable tents made from animal skins and felt
What are yurts?
The Mongols controlled this large trade route, which connected Asia and Europe and facilitated cultural exchange
What is the Silk Road?
Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a title. His birth name is this, meaning "blacksmith"
What is Temujin?
Despite not having their own permanent settlements or castles, the Mongols became very skilled in this type of warfare
What is siege warfare?
This Bubonic plague pandemic in the 14th century CE that killed an estimated 200 million
What was the Black Death?
The Mongol religion was _________; they believed in spirits of their land and their ancestors
Shamanist
The Mongols did this to skilled artisans and administrators
What is relocated them to where they were needed
After his father died, this happened to Temujin when he was just a child
What is his tribe abandoned him and his family?
The Mongols created this, the world's first way of transporting information via written word
What is the mail service (or yam)?
This was a period of relative stability in Eurasia under the Mongol Empire during the 13th and 14th centuries
What is Pax Mongolia?
The Mongols allowed conquered people to ____-_________.
What is self-govern?
The Mongols heavily contributed to the spread of this, mostly through warfare and also as they traveled along the Silk Road
What was the Black Death?
This women, Temujin's first wife, was kidnapped the night of their wedding
Who is Borte?
Under Genghis' rule, this became outlawed in the Mongol Empire
What is the kidnapping and sale of women?
This Mongol-led imperial dynasty that ruled China in the 12th 13th centuries
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
The Mongols' drink of choice is this, a fermented mare's milk
What is kumis?
Despite being the largest contiguous land empire in history, the Mongols did not conquer Arabia or North Africa after being defeated in this battle
What is the Battle of Ayn Jalut?
Genghis Khan's title/name when translated means this
What is universal ruler?
Despite being one of the largest empires in history, the Mongol empire was not long-lived. Two factors of this short lifespan are:
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What are broad succession laws leading to civil war
What is the Black Plague
What is the withdrawal of China from the Silk Road