AP World History
Chapter 17 Study Guide
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Important Terms, People, and Ideas
Abbasid
Bubonic Plague
Buddhism
Byzantine
Chaghatai
Confucianism
Daoism
Ghaznavids
Golden Horde
Ilkhanate
Islam
Istanbul
Lamaist Buddhism
Muslim
Nestorian
Ottoman empire
Patriarch
Saljuqs
Shamanism
Song
Sultanate of Delhi
Timur-I lang
Uigher Turks
Ulaanbaatar
Yuan
Yurts
Study Questions
1.
What does the story of Guillaume Boucher represent? How does it fit in with Mongol strategies for Eurasian integration?
2.
How did the geography of central Asia affect the development of the nomadic cultures? How did these people adapt to their
environment? What advantages did their adaptations give them?
3.
Discuss the military organization, techniques, and strategies of these Asian nomads. How did these abilities make their
military so formidable?
4.
How did the Mongols come to conquer China? What were the key elements in their success?
5.
What does the book mean when it states that most of the Mongol leaders were better conquerors than administrators? How
was this evident in the various Mongol states? Were there exceptions to that rule?
6.
Through what means did the Mongols integrate Eurasian cultures? List and explain at least five ways they did this.
7.
Discuss the role of epidemics in the decline of the Mongol empires.
AP World History
Chapter 17 Study Guide
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8.
Who was Tamerlane, and what was his lasting legacy?
9.
How did the Turks come to topple the Byzantine empire?
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10. What role did religion(s) play in the nomadic empires? What generalizations can you make? What are the significant
differences?
Inquiry Questions
11. Why do you think the nomadic peoples of Asia were so successful and influential during this period? What was different
from earlier centuries? What were the limits of their success?
12. What do you think were the most significant legacies of this period of nomadic empires? How did these people change
history?
13. Marco Polo's account of his travels in the thirteenth century has long been one of the most widely read and beloved sources in
history. Why is this? Why is the source so valuable? Why was and is it still so popular?