GEOGRAPHY
PEOPLE
THE GOOD
THE BAD
MONGOL MISCELLANY
100

Of all the continents, the one in which the Mongols did the most of their conquering

ASIA

100
Founder of the Mongol Empire

GENGHIS KHAN

100

The improvement of this route, used for cultural exchange and more

SILK ROAD

100

Rhymes with "village," it was a violent tactic used to conquer

PILLAGE

100

A portable, dome-shaped shelter made from felt and wood

YURT

200

A vast belt of dry grassland

STEPPE

200

God of Sky and Wind

TENGRI

200

The practice of this type of tolerance

RELIGIOUS

200

The dark truth behind the 16 million men today who are genetically linked to the Mongol founder

RAPE

200

The theory that the best actions are the ones that create the best outcomes for the greatest number of people

UTILITARIANISM

300

The Mongol Empire's eastern border touched upon this body water

PACIFIC OCEAN

300

Birth name of the empire's founder

TEMUJIN

300

The creation of this communication network across the empire

POSTAL SYSTEM

300

Believed to have been spread by the Mongols, it killed anywhere from 25M to 50M people

BUBONIC PLAGUE (a/k/a THE BLACK DEATH, THE PLAGUE)

300

Warriors on horseback, for which the Mongols were famous (and feared)

CAVALRY

400

The Mongols created the largest empire of this type, meaning adjoining and unbroken

CONTIGUOUS

400

Founder of the Yuan Dynasty

KUBLAI KHAN

400

The promoting of people based on ability, not nobility

MERITOCRACY

400
A tactic of terror used to instill fear in the minds of the enemy

PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE

400

The theory that bases actions on what is universally right or wrong, regardless of the outcomes

DEONTOLOGY

500

The region ruled by a Mongol leader -- the empire was divided into four of them

KHANATE

500

First wife of Genghis, kidnapped from him and rescued by him

BORTE

500

The period of peace and prosperity during the 13th and 14th centuries

PAX MONGOLICA

500

The destruction of culture, art and knowledge, as in this circular city known as the "Gift of God"

BAGHDAD

500

A nomadic way of life marked by domesticating and herding animals

PASTORALISM