Crash Course World History Test – Flashcards
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Mongols created the first great
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Free Trade Zone
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Nomad Herders migrate based on
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Climate Conditions so they can feed their flocks
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Nomads always live near ___________ so they can trade
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Settled people
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Genghis Khan
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- Born around 112 with the name Temujin to a lowly clan - His father was poisoned to death - By 19 he was married to his first and most important wife, Borte, who was later kidnapped
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What happened after Temujin rescued his wife
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- Became the leader of his tribe
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What were the 2 innovations of Genghis khan
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- Promoted people based on merit rather than family position - Brought lower classes of conquered people into his own tribe while dispossesing the leaders of the conquered clans
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When was he declared the Great Khan
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1206
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When and how did Genghis Khan die
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Died in his sleep in 1277
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How far did Genghis' empire stretched by the time of his death
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From the Mongol homeland of Mongolia to the Caspian Sea
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Ogedei Khan
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- Genghis Khan's son - Expanded the empire even more
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Mongke
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- Genghis's grandson - Was the Great Khan in 1258 when Baghdad fell to the Mongols
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Baghdad
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Capitol of the Abbasid Empire
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Kublai Khan
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- Another grandson of Genghis Khan - Conquered the Song Dynasty in 1279
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What were the Mongols left with after Genghis Khan's death
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- The Khanates - Four important Empires
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The Khanates
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- Yuan Dynasty in China - Il- Khanate in Persia - Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia - Khanate of the Golden Horde in Russia
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What did the Mongols do to Silk Road and trade as a whole
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They taxed it
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Yam System
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- Supply point route messenger system employed and extensively used and expanded by Genghis Khan - Used by subsequent Great Khans and Khans - Relay stations were used to give food, shelter and spare horses for Mongol army messengers.
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What was an addition to trade in the Mongolian Empire
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Cuisine
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What did the Mongols do to the people who were useful to them and give examples of individuals
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- The Mongols forcibly relocated them - They were normally artists, musicians and, especially, administrators
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How did the Mongols react to different religions within their empire
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Unprecedentedly tolernt
