Mild Quiz Questions
The largest empire of all time was created by the _________.
Mongols
Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts.
What are Yurts?
______, also known as ______, was the founder and first khagan of the Mongol Empire, which later became the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who was Chinggis (Genghis) khan?
Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia; staunch Sunnis; ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from mid-11th century
Who were the Seljuq Turks?
True or False:
Marco Polo spent almost 20 years at the court of Chinggis Khan.
False; Khubilai Khan
True or False:
Chinggis Khan did not establish a centralized government in the lands he conquered.
True.
"holder of power"; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
What is a Sultan?
Who was Kublai Khan and what did he do?
Grandson of Genghis Khan; established the Yuan Dynasty in China (ruled for almost 100 yrs)
Mongol rule in Russia; Didn't occupy Russia but extracted tribute from cities and Providences.
What was the Golden Horde?
Nomadic peoples' military might was based on their _______.
Calvary forces
The founder of the Ottoman Turk state was:
(A) Chaghatai, (B) Osman, (C) Ilkhan Ghazan, (D) Mehmed II, (E) Tamerlane
(B) Osman
The 'divine wind,' which the Japanese credited with blowing Mongol invaders away from their shores in 1281.
What is Kamikaze?
Most successful warrior and "founder" of Ottomans.
Who was Osman?
Who were the Ottoman Turks?
Turks who overthrew Byzantine Empire in 1453; most powerful on the Balkan peninsula
Sultan Memmed II lead the capture of Constantinople
At Manzikert in 1071, the Saljuq Turks won an important victory over the ____________.
Byzantines
True or False:
During the period of Mongol domination, long-distance trade became less risky.
True
An alcoholic drink of the nomadic groups of Central Asia made of fermented mare's milk.
What is Kumiss?
"Timur the Lame" a Mongol/Turkic ruler who set invasions throughout Central Asia and Middle East to set the rise of Turkic empires
Who was Tamerlane?
What was the Khanate of Chaghatai?
The Khanate of Chaghatai were the grandsons of Chinggis Khan who ruled over central Asia.
The political power of the Khans was based on...
(HINT: ________ _____ through the _______ of ______ ________)
indirect rule through the leaders of allied tribes
The class structure of the nomadic cities normally produced_________.
a fluid two-class system of nobles and commoners.
Persian word for king
What is Shah?
JEPOARDY!!!!
Name the Four Khanates:
(1) Khanate of the Great Khan (Mongolia and China),
(2) the Khanate of Chagatai (Central Asia),
(3) the Ilkhanate (Persia), and
(4) the Khanate of the Golden Horde (Russia).
What was the Ilkhanate of Persia? What was it like?
Hulegu (Kublilai Khan's brother) established the ilkhanate in Persia. They captured the Abbisade capitol and executed everyone.
(1) They discovered that they not only had to know how to conquer lands but also govern their new lands. (2) They assimilated to the Persian culture and made important concessions to local interests.
In an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khan formed...
new military units with no tribal affiliations