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Chapter 14 Questions
During what post-classical period did nomads of central Asia impact other global civilizations of the Eastern
Hemisphere?
The Mongols exemplified what type of society and culture?
What did Mongol herds consist of primarily?
What was the basic unit of Mongol society?
Describe Mongol leadership in society.
What did Kabul Khan do in the early 12th century?
Describe Chinggis Khan’s early life.
In what year was Chinggis Khan elected Khagan?
What made up the Mongol military forces?
Know the term tumens.
Which weapons were parts of the arsenal of the Mongol army under Chinggis Khan?
Who was Chinggis Khan’s first campaign directed against?
Who did Chinggis Khan direct his troop against in 1219?
What tacit did Chinggis Khan use most often on the battle field?
What was the capitol under Chinggis Khan?
What was the religious policy under Chinggis Khan?
Describe the positive aspects of Chinggis Khan’s imperial rule.
Who succeed Chinggis Khan>
What happened to the kingdom after Chinggis Khan’s death?
Which Khanate undertook the task of conquering Russia?
Which Khanate undertook the invasion of the Muslim heartlands?
Describe the political organization of Russia at the time of the Mongol invasion in the first part of the 13 th century.
Describe the nature of the Russian resistance to the Mongol invasions.
Describe the social impact of the Mongol conquest of Russia?
Why did Moscow profit most under the Mongol invasion?
Who defeated the Golden Horde in 1380 in the battle of Kulikova?
Describe the impacts of the period of Mongol rule on Russia.
Why did the Mongols not pursue the conquest of Western Europe?
Who ruled the Ikhan Horde?
The Mongols ended the Abbasid dynasty in Baghdad, who else did they cause a decline in?
Describe the impact of the Mongol conquest on the Islamic heartland?
Who defeated the Mongols in 1260 at Ain Jalut?
Why did the khan of the Ilkhan horde not follow up on the conquest of the Islamic heartland?
Describe the impacts of the Mongol conquest on the Islamic heartland and Europe.
Who was the commander in the 13th century campaigns against the Song?
Describe the Mongol conquest of Song China.
What is the Yuan?
Describe the Yuan social order.
Describe the methods employed by Kubilai Khan to maintain the separation of the Mongols and the Chinese.
Describe the changes made under the administration of China under the Mongols.
Describe the status of women during the Yuan dynasty of China.
What was the Yuan policy of religion during the Mongol occupation of China?
Which two social groups benefited most from the Yuan dynasty?
Describe the decline in the military reputation of the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China.
Who is Ju Yuanzhang and what social class did he come from?
Who was Timur-i-Lang?
Which areas were exposed to Turkic expansion in the 1360s?
Compare the Turkic expansion from the 1360s to the 1400s to the Mongol expansion.
Describe the shifts that allowed sedentary civilizations to dominate nomadic people after the 15 th century.