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11355019354Ghengis KhanThe first great unifier and empire-builder of the Mongol people Tiltle bestowed upon him.0
11355019355Temujinwhich was the Real name of Ghengis Khan 1167-12271
11355019356HuleguIl-Khan of Persia and defeater of the Abbasid Dynasty2
11355019357KipchakKhanate of the Golden Horde (modern day western Russia)3
11355019358Yuan DynastyChinese dynasty formed principally from Mongol conquerors4
11355019359GhazanRuler of the Persian Khanate who converted to Islam and attempted to undo some of the ecological and relational damage of previous Mongol rulers5
11355019360Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)Battle where the Egyptian Mamluks defeated the expanding Mongols6
11355019361Attila 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
11355019362FourNumber of Khanates formed after the death of Ghengis Khan8
11355019363Pandemic(Disease) Prevalent over a large geographical area9
11355019364KaghanTurkic ruler; later became Sultan after the conversion to Islam10
11355019365SteppeGeographical 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
11355019366OgodaiKhan whose death may have spared Europe--the Mongol leaders were required to return to the East in the midst of European conquest12
11355019367XiongnuPredecessors to the Mongos (~200BCE-200CE); long troubled the development of China13
11355019368BeijingModern name for Khanbalik, the capital of the Yuan dynasty14
11355019369BedouinDesert dwelling Arabs15
11355019370ModunPrecursor to Ghengis Khan as unifier of the nomadic peoples north of the Yellow River16
11355019371MoscowThe center of Russian power moved here from Kiev under Mongol rule17
11355019372Kublai KhanKhan whose rule of China was expansive and (relatively) enlightened; hosted Marco Polo18
11355019373PersiaArea where Mongol rule devastated the ecology; unlike most areas of the Empire, Mongols assimilated here, many converting to Islam19
11355019374Han DynastyChinese dynasty most affected by teh Xiongnu20
11355019375KarakorumOriginal capital of the Mongols21
11355019376KamikazeLegend of what saved Japan from Mongol invasion22
11355019377Almoravid EmpireMuslim empire of Northwest Africa and the Iberian peninsula23
11355019378TolerantWord which might describe the Mongol attitude towards the diverse religions encountered across their expansive empire24
11355019379Ivan the GreatRussian leader who expelled Mongol rule25
11355019380Khan"Leader"26
11355019381PastoralPeoples most focused on raising of herds, therefore they were often nomadic27
11355019382TengriThunder God, God of the sky; most important god of the Mongols' shamanistic religion28
11355019383YurtWhat the Mongols lived in29
11355019384YogurtWhat the Mongols drank30
11355019385The bowThe Mongols' one/major technological contribution/innovation31
11355019386KumissMongol alcoholic drink from animal products by fermenting mare's milk into a potent concociton32
11355019387ChaghataiOne of Ghengis Khan's sons; his descendants ruled the khanate of Chaghatai in central Asia also took Korea33
11355019388QuriltaiAssembly in Mongolia in which a new khan is elected34
11355019389TumenUnits of 10,000 soldiers35
11355019390YasaMongol code of law which regulated: taxes, no private matters, Murder:treason, unity and loyalty.36
11355019391Empire of KhwarezmLed by Ala Al-Din Muhammad Empire which Ghengis Khan obliterated.37
11355019392Mongolian EmpireLargest empire in world history.38

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