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12407631056Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
12407631057Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
12407631058HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
12407631059KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
12407631060Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
12407631061GhazanRuler of the Persian Khanate who converted to Islam and attempted to undo some of the ecological and relational damage of previous Mongol rulers5
12407631062Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)Battle where the Egyptian Mamluks defeated the expanding Mongols6
12407631063Attila 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
12407631064FourNumber of Khanates formed after the death of Ghengis Khan8
12407631065Pandemic(Disease) Prevalent over a large geographical area9
12407631066KaghanTurkic ruler; later became Sultan after the conversion to Islam10
12407631067SteppeGeographical 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
12407631068OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest12
12407631069XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China13
12407631070BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty14
12407631071BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs15
12407631072ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River16
12407631073MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule17
12407631074Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo18
12407631075PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam19
12407631076Han DynastyChinese dynasty most affected by teh Xiongnu20
12407631077KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols21
12407631078KamikazeLegend of what saved Japan from Mongol invasion22
12407631079Almoravid EmpireMuslim empire of Northwest Africa and the Iberian peninsula23
12407631080TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire24
12407631081Ivan the GreatRussian leader who expelled Mongol rule25
12407631082Khan"Leader"26
12407631083PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic27
12407631084TengriThunder God, God of the sky; most important god of the Mongols' shamanistic religion28
12407631085YurtWhat the Mongols lived in29
12407631086YogurtWhat the Mongols drank30
12407631087The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation31
12407631088KumissMongol alcoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a potent concociton32
12407631089ChaghataiOne of Ghengis Khan's sons; his descendants ruled the khanate of Chaghatai in central Asia also took Korea33
12407631090QuriltaiAssembly in Mongolia in which a new khan is elected34
12407631091TumenUnits of 10,000 soldiers35
12407631092YasaMongol code of law which regulated: taxes, no private matters, Murder:treason, unity and loyalty.36
12407631093Empire of KhwarezmLed by Ala Al-Din Muhammad Empire which Ghengis Khan obliterated.37
12407631094Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.38

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