Major Cities
Steppes
Land forms
Empire
100
Karakorum
What was the capital of the Mongol Empire during the Yuan Dynasty?
100
A steppe is large area of flat unforested grassland
What is a steppe?
100
Lake Balkhash, Lake Baikal, and The Caspian sea
What three bodies of water surround the Mongol empire?
100
33 million km
How much land at its peak did the Mongol Empire cover?
200
He established his headquarters there so he could use it as a base for his invasion of China.
Why did Genghis Khan establish his headquarters in Karakorum?
200
The Eurasian Steppe
What major Steppe region passes through Mongolia?
200
The Gobi Desert
What desert was located in the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
200
Over 100 million people
What was the estimated population of the Mongol Empire?
300
The capital was moved in 1267.
In what year was the capital moved to Khanbaliq?
300
True- The Corsac Fox lives in the Eurasian Steppe.
True or False... The Corsac Fox lives in the Eurasian Steppe.
300
Mediterranean Sea
What body of water did Marco Polo cross twice?
300
30 million or more people (estimate today)
How many people died during the Mongol Conquests?
400
It is modern Peking today.
What is the modern Khanbaliq today?
400
The Western and Eastern Steppes
What are the two major segments of the Eurasian Steppe?
400
the Mongolian Altai Mountains, the Khangai Mountains, and the Khentii Mountains
What are the three mountain chains in Mongolia?
400
Age Three
At what age is a Mongol trained to ride horses?
500
Karakorum was discovered in 1889 by two Russian Orientalists.
In what year was the precise location of Karakorum discovered and what were the people who discovered its' nationality?
500
The temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrub lands biome.
What three biomes is the Eurasian Steppe located in?
500
Russia, China, and Kazakhstan
What are the countries that surround Mongolia?
500
two types of arrows
How many types of arrows did the Mongols carry during battle?
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