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12161104711Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
12161104712Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
12161104713HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
12161104714KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
12161104715Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
12161104716GhazanRuler of the Persian Khanate who converted to Islam and attempted to undo some of the ecological and relational damage of previous Mongol rulers5
12161104717Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)Battle where the Egyptian Mamluks defeated the expanding Mongols6
12161104718Attila the HunLeader of the Huns, which might have been an offshoot of the Xiongnu peoples and whose Empire stretched from the Germanic states to the Caspian Sea in the 5th century7
12161104719FourNumber of Khanates formed after the death of Ghengis Khan8
12161104720Pandemic(Disease) Prevalent over a large geographical area9
12161104721KaghanTurkic ruler; later became Sultan after the conversion to Islam10
12161104722SteppeGeographical term for the great pasturelands of the Mongols which, through ill-suited for farming, were perfect for sustaining great herds. This is where Temujin was born11
12161104723OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest12
12161104724XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China13
12161104725BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty14
12161104726BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs15
12161104727ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River16
12161104728MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule17
12161104729Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo18
12161104730PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam19
12161104731Han DynastyChinese dynasty most affected by teh Xiongnu20
12161104732KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols21
12161104733KamikazeLegend of what saved Japan from Mongol invasion22
12161104734Almoravid EmpireMuslim empire of Northwest Africa and the Iberian peninsula23
12161104735TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire24
12161104736Ivan the GreatRussian leader who expelled Mongol rule25
12161104737Khan"Leader"26
12161104738PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic27
12161104739TengriThunder God, God of the sky; most important god of the Mongols' shamanistic religion28
12161104740YurtWhat the Mongols lived in29
12161104741YogurtWhat the Mongols drank30
12161104742The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation31
12161104743KumissMongol alcoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a potent concociton32
12161104744ChaghataiOne of Ghengis Khan's sons; his descendants ruled the khanate of Chaghatai in central Asia also took Korea33
12161104745QuriltaiAssembly in Mongolia in which a new khan is elected34
12161104746TumenUnits of 10,000 soldiers35
12161104747YasaMongol code of law which regulated: taxes, no private matters, Murder:treason, unity and loyalty.36
12161104748Empire of KhwarezmLed by Ala Al-Din Muhammad Empire which Ghengis Khan obliterated.37
12161104749Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.38

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