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8479917511Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
8479917512Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
8479917513HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
8479917514KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
8479917515Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
8479917516SteppeGeographical 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
8479917517OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest6
8479917518XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China7
8479917519BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty8
8479917520BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs9
8479917521ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River10
8479917522MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule11
8479917523Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo12
8479917524PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam13
8479917525KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols14
8479917526TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire15
8479917527Khan"Leader"16
8479917528PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic17
8479917529YurtWhat the Mongols lived in18
8479917530The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation19
8479917531Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.20
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