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8473144783Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
8473144784Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
8473144785HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
8473144786KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
8473144787Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
8473144788GhazanRuler of the Persian Khanate who converted to Islam and attempted to undo some of the ecological and relational damage of previous Mongol rulers5
8473144789Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)Battle where the Egyptian Mamluks defeated the expanding Mongols6
8473144790Attila 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
8473144791FourNumber of Khanates formed after the death of Ghengis Khan8
8473144792Pandemic(Disease) Prevalent over a large geographical area9
8473144793KaghanTurkic ruler; later became Sultan after the conversion to Islam10
8473144794SteppeGeographical 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
8473144795OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest12
8473144796XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China13
8473144797BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty14
8473144798BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs15
8473144799ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River16
8473144800MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule17
8473144801Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo18
8473144802PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam19
8473144803Han DynastyChinese dynasty most affected by teh Xiongnu20
8473144804KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols21
8473144805KamikazeLegend of what saved Japan from Mongol invasion22
8473144806Almoravid EmpireMuslim empire of Northwest Africa and the Iberian peninsula23
8473144807TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire24
8473144808Ivan the GreatRussian leader who expelled Mongol rule25
8473144809Khan"Leader"26
8473144810PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic27
8473144811TengriThunder God, God of the sky; most important god of the Mongols' shamanistic religion28
8473144812YurtWhat the Mongols lived in29
8473144813YogurtWhat the Mongols drank30
8473144814The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation31
8473144815KumissMongol alcoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a potent concociton32
8473144816ChaghataiOne of Ghengis Khan's sons; his descendants ruled the khanate of Chaghatai in central Asia also took Korea33
8473144817QuriltaiAssembly in Mongolia in which a new khan is elected34
8473144818TumenUnits of 10,000 soldiers35
8473144819YasaMongol code of law which regulated: taxes, no private matters, Murder:treason, unity and loyalty.36
8473144820Empire of KhwarezmLed by Ala Al-Din Muhammad Empire which Ghengis Khan obliterated.37
8473144821Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.38

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