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37 Cards in this Set
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Where is Eurasia?
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Manchuria to Asia
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What is a steppe?
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a vast belt of dry grassland
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Where was the western steppe?
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central asia to eastern europe
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where was the eastern steppe?
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covers present-day mongolia
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The eastern steppe is the first home to who?
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1. Huns
2. Turks 3. Mongols |
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describe the climate of the steppe
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very little rain, dry, windly, hardy grasses, extreme temperatures
more rain and milder temp in the western steppe |
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what is a pastoralist?
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nomads that herded domesticated animals
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Why did battles always break out between nomadic clans?
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battles for land
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What specific relationship was created between the nomads and the settled peoples?
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they traded with eachother
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Why did nomads always invade towns and villages?
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because they were tempted by the luxuries the other had
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Why did the nomadic Mongols unite with each other?
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because they wanted to conquer other places
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Who is Temujin?
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Ghengis Khan before he was a khan
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What happened to Temujin in 1206?
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he assumed the title of "Ghengis Khan"
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Why did Ghengis send terror across central Asia?
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because of the murder of mongol traders and an ambassador by the Muslims
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In 1221...
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Central Asia was under the mongol's control
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What made Ghengis such a great conquerer?
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1. brilliant organizer
2. a gifted strategist 3. adopted new weapons and technologies used by enemies 4. used cruelty as a weapon |
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What made Ghengis such a great conquerer?
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1. brilliant organizer
2. a gifted strategist 3. adopted new weapons and technologies used by enemies 4. used cruelty as a weapon |
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When did Ghengis die and why?
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Ghengis died in 1227 because he was ill
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How did the great Mongolian empire continue to expand after the death of Ghengis Khan?
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His seccessors continued to expand the empire
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How long did it take the mongols to conquer territory from china to poland?
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less than 50 years
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The ------- ------- land empire in history
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largest unified
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Who is Ogadai?
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Ghengis's son, became the Great Khan
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What does a Khan do?
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A Khan heads the whole entire empire!
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How was the conquest of China completed?
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Armies were sent S,E,W and into Korea
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When did Ogadai die?
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1241
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1260
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Mongolian empire divided into 4 Khanates
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What were the 4 Khanates and where were they?
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1. Khanate of Great Khan (mongolia+china)
2. Khanate of Chagatai (Central Asia) 3. Ilkhanate (Persia) 4. Khanate of the Golden Horde (Russia) |
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Who is Kublai Khan?
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the great grandson of Ghengis Khan, named himself the great khan in 1260
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What happened to many of the areas that were invaded by the mongols?
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they never recovered from the damage
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What was the effect of the growing cultural differences in the empire?
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the differences contributed to the splitting of the empire
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mid 1200- mid 1300 =
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empire stable enough and could order all of Eurasia
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What is the "Mongol Peace"?
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the time between the mid 1200's - mid 1300's when the empire was so strong that it could rule and law all of eurasia
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When was the trade the strongest and most active between Europe and Asia?
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The time of the mongol peace
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What was believed to come from the mongols that devastated Europe in sthe mid 1300's?
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the bubonic plague
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What is a clan?
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a family group based on a common ancestor
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what is a yurt?
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a mobile mongolian housing
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What fashion was adopted by scholars of mongolia?
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long fingernails signifyed that the scholar did no manual labor (used for status)
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