PAT – Chapter 14
Vocab
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Karakorum
Kuriltai
Khagan
Tumens
Khanates
Introduction
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Why did Genghis Khan attack the kingdom of Khwarazm?
How did he destroy the capital city of Gurganj?
The Transcontinental Empire of Chinggis Khan
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How important to the Mongols were the sheep and goals they kept?
How were leaders chosen by the Mongols?
The Making of a Great Warrior: The Early Career of Chinggis Khan
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What was Genghis Khan’s real name?
What happened to Temujin’s father?
What did Temujin do to win followers?
Building the Mongol War Machine
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What was the most devastating weapon of the Mongol warrior?
What percentage of the Mongol armies was cavalry?
How did the Mongol messengers stay in the saddle for days?
What were some new weapons devised for the Mongol forces?
Conquest: The Mongol Empire Under Chinggis Khan
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How did Genghis Khan conquer the fortified cities of the Xi Xia and Jin empires in northern China?
What usually happened to towns that resisted? What about towns that surrendered?
The First Assault on the Islamic World
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What was Genghis Khan favorite cavalry tactic?
When Genghis Khan died in 1227, how large was his empire?
Long Distance Trade and Cross-Cultural Exchange: Life Under the Mongol Imperium
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What kind of people did Genghis Khan bring to Karakorum to advise him?
What did Genghis Khan do to create structure in his government?
What was the religious policy of Genghis Khan?
The Death of Chinggis Khan and the Division of the Empire
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Who succeeded Genghis Khan?
The Mongol Drive West
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Which khanate expanded west, eventually invading Russia?
Which Russian city was spared by the Mongols?
Russian in Bondage
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What Russian city benefitted the most from Mongol dominance? Why?
What were the greatest effects of Mongol rule?
Mongol Incursions and the Retreat from Europe
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Based on early reports of Mongol advancements in Asia, especially against Muslim Khwarazm, who did
Europeans think Genghis Khan was?
Who was the first European king to be invaded by the Golden Horde?
Why did Batu withdraw from Europe?
The Mongol Assault on the Islamic Heartland
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What khanate invaded the Islamic heartland?
What was one of the key results of Hulegu’s invasion of the Middle East (Mesopotamia)?
What was ironic about Baibars and many of his lieutenants being the leaders of the Mamluks who stopped the
Mongol invasion of Egypt?
The Mongol Interlude in Chinese History
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Who led the Mongol invasion of the Song Empire?
How easy was it to conquer the Song Empire? How long did it take?
What did he change the name of his empire to?
How did Kubilai Khan change Chinese social structure?
Mongol Tolerance and Foreign Cultural Influence
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What were some of the contributions of Muslim knowledge and technology to Yuan China?
Who was the famous Italian merchant and traveler from Venice who visited Kubilai Khan’s court and even
served Kubilai as an administrator for 17 years?
Social Policies and Scholar-Gentry Resistance
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Kubilai Khan did several things that the scholar-gentry did not like. What did he do?
How did the peasants do under Kubilai Khan?
The Fall of the House of Yuan
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Towards the end of Kubilai’s reign, the Mongols were defeated by which two kingdoms?
Global Connections
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What were some benefits of the Mongol Empire?
The collapse of the Mongol Empire left travel by land more difficult. What major change in world trade and
politics would this encourage?
What major catastrophe may have been an unintended consequence of Mongol expansion?