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| 8084772790 | Khan | Mongol ruler | 0 | |
| 8084772791 | Khanate | four divisions of the Mongol world - Chaghadai, Persia, Kipchak (Golden Horde), and Yuan dynasty in China | 1 | |
| 8084772792 | Chenggis (Ghengis) Khan | established the Mongol Empire and is considered one of the greatest warriors of all time. Loyalty was extremely important to him, to the point where he would execute men that betrayed their lords thinking they would get on his good side; created the Ih Zasag, known as the Great Law. | 2 | |
| 8084772793 | Yam | Mongol's mail service; how communicated throughout Mongol empire | 3 | |
| 8084772794 | Nomads | (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently (MONGOLS) | 4 | |
| 8084772795 | Steppes | Treeless plains, especially the high, flat expanses of northern Eurasia, which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military | 5 | |
| 8084772796 | Turkic tribes | Nomadic group that posed the greatest to the Tang | 6 | |
| 8084772797 | Silk Road | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay. | 7 | |
| 8084772798 | Yuan Dynasty | 1271-1368 CE. Established when the Mongols conquered the Chinese Song Dynasty. Mongol reign short-lived, ending when the Mongols were driven from China in the 1300s. | 8 | |
| 8084772799 | Pax Mongolica | "Mongol Peace" from mid-1200's through mid-1300's imposed stability and law and order across Eurasia. Guaranteed safe passage for trade caravans, travelers, and missionaries from one end of empire to other. | 9 | |
| 8084772800 | Khanate of the Golden Horde | The official name for the Mongolian empire over Russia. Kiev fell to the Mongols and then they controlled southern Russia for 200 years. The capitol of the area was in Sarai. Western most part of the Mongol Empire | 10 | |
| 8084772801 | Central Asia | the core region of the Asian Continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the West to China in the East and from Afghanistan in the South to Russia in the North; w/ Muslims, poeple from here ranked just below Mongols in Yuan Dynasty |  | 11 |
| 8084772802 | Persia | area conquered by Ghinggis Khan; in Asia Minor |  | 12 |
| 8084772803 | Meritocracy | A system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on the basis of their achievement; Mongols used when brought talanted to capital | 13 | |
| 8084772804 | Religious Tolerance | Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs; practiced by Mongols | 14 |
