Vocabulary Terms
What are the steppes?
The Mongols followed this religious belief or practice
What is shamanism / Tengriism / animism?
The Mongols invented this tech, making it easier to stay put in their horse's saddle
What are stirrups?
Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a title. His birth name is this, meaning "blacksmith"
What is Temujin?
The Mongols finally put an end to this Islamic state in the Middle East.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
This term refers to 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 rose to power by doing this.
What is subduing and uniting all other tribes OR being elected Great Khan?
This traveler recorded life under the Mongols in Hangzhou
Who is Marco Polo?
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 recorded their own past in this work
What is the Secret History of the Mongols?
The Mongols practiced this act of being open to different beliefs whenever they conquered people
What is tolerance?
This women, Temujin's first wife, was kidnapped the night of their wedding
Who is Borte?
The Mongols were replaced by this dynasty in China.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The Mongols followed this law code promulgated by Genghis Khan.
What is the Yasa?
It is written that Genghis Khan was descended from this animal.
What is a wolf?
The Mongols heavily contributed to the spread of this into Europe, mostly through warfare and also as they traveled along the Silk Road
What was the Black Death OR Bubonic Plague?
This son of Genghis Khan became the namesake for a Central Asian Khanate.
What is had them executed?
The last remnants of the Khanates were driven out of Russia by this figure.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
This Mongol-led imperial dynasty ruled China in the 12th 13th centuries
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
The Mongols were extremely accepting of different opinions in these three subjects (give me one out of the three)
What were religion, science, and medicine?
The Mongols patronized this religion in China most heavily.
What is Tibetan Buddhism?
This descendant of Genghis Khan conquered Baghdad
Who is Hulegu Khan?
The Mongols became known for this skill, which children would learn at a young age.
What is horseback riding?