Mongols 1
The Mongols ruled in these two centuries?
13th-14th centuries
The Mongol Empire had this effect on Silk Routes trade?
They created safer conditions that generally encouraged long-distance trade
He is credited with united the separate Mongol clans and founding the Mongol Empire?
Genghis (Chinggis) Khan
This Italian traveler's journals are a great historical source for our understanding of the Mongol Empire?
Marco Polo
This was Genghis Khan's birth name?
Temujin
This is the term historians use to describe the period of stability, peace, and cultural exchange under Mongol rule?
Pax Mongolica
Gunpowder, composite bows, stirrups/saddles, etc.
True or False: The Mongol conquerors would eventually adopt the culture of Persia, including converting to Islam and learning agriculture.
True
What role did the Mongols have in the spread of the Bubonic Plague (Black Death)?
They helped spread the Plague through warfare and trade networks
This was the name for the four administrative districts under the Mongol Empire? You do not need to name all four. What are they called collectively?
Khanates
It is believed that the Mongols had this many people (roughly) when they set out to conquer China?
In a translated or edited text, what do brackets mean?
That the translator or editor is shortening or slightly altering the text
This grandson of Genghis Khan served as Khan of the Yuan Dynasty in China?
Kublai Khan
From where did the Mongols originate?
The Steppes of Central/Inner Asia
What is the name for the Mongol system of relay stations used for communication?
Yam system
This was the name of the Mongol territory in Russia?
Khanate of the Golden Horde
Before they created their empire, Mongols generally practiced this type of nomadic-herding lifestyle?
The Mongols destroyed this city in 1258, officially ending the Abbasid Caliphate? This city was also home to the Center of Wisdom.
Baghdad
This grandson of Genghis Kahn served as Kahn of the Il-Khanate in Persia? He was the brother of Mongke Khan.
Hulegu Khan
Meaning "divine winds," this is the name for the typhoon winds that aided in Japan's defeat of repeated Mongol invasions?
Kamikaze
This animal was critical to the success of Mongol siege strategies?
Horse
True or False. The Mongols conquered South Asia (India).
False