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8083835975Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
8083835976Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
8083835977HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
8083835978KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
8083835979Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
8083835986SteppeGeographical 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 born5
8083835987OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest6
8083835988XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China7
8083835989BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty8
8083835990BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs9
8083835991ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River10
8083835992MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule11
8083835993Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo12
8083835994PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam13
8083835996KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols14
8083835999TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire15
8083836001Khan"Leader"16
8083836002PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic17
8083836004YurtWhat the Mongols lived in18
8083836006The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation19
8083836013Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.20
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