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| 108364487 | Yuan Empire | 1271 founded by khubilai transferring capital to beiging destroyed song in 1279. then annam Conqered campa in 1283 | 0 | |
| 108364488 | Mongols | Nomadic group lead by a Khan, dominated from 1218-1350. Conquered much w/ ghengis khan. After his death, territories were split up between 4 descendants. Weak clans payed tribute to strong clans for protection. Very cosmopolitan and tolerant as long as religious groups payed their taxes. Famous for strong military and the use of iron for warfare. Were excellent horsemen, starting from a young age. Beginning in Central Asia, it eventually stretched from the Korean Peninsula to Eastern Europe, south east asia, india, and middle east. | 1 | |
| 108364489 | Nomadism | nomadic way oflife of the mongols and steppes peoples foced by scarcity of resources groups of people continually migrate to find pastures and water. Mongols, some turks and mamluks are nomads. | 2 | |
| 108364490 | Tusi | 1201-1274 persian shiite scholar represent beginning of mongol interest in scietific traditions of muslim lands. Participate in entourage of 1256 hulegu campain against Assasins wrote history poetry ethics religion. Best mathematicas and cosmology greatly influenced newton, kepler, copernicus, galileo and thusly the scientific revolution in Europe | 3 | |
| 108364491 | Bubonic Plague | festering in yunnan province since the early tang period, spread into central asia in thirteenth century when mongol troops established a garrison there. Plague incapacitated Mongol army during their assault on Kaffa in 1346 | 4 | |
| 108364492 | Rashid al-Din | Ghazan's prime minister. Attempted 1st history of the world inspired by juvaini. General history of eurpoe description of china. Eurpe monk and chinese muslim officals for source. Books containted minniature paintings | 5 | |
| 108364493 | Golden Horde | kipchak khanate. Capital saria volga river southern russia, north of caspian sea. Dominance of indigenous muslim turkic pop boht settled and pastoral. Batu's successor declared himself a muslim, will avenge abbasid calpih. Allies muslim mamluks, mid 14th century briefly took azerbaijan from Il-Khan | 6 | |
| 108364494 | Tax Farming | Method of tax collection. Government sells tax collecting contracts to small partnerships corporation offering to collect the most revenue for the government won the contracts. Partners used whatever method and coup keep anything over contracted amount. Tax collection costs fell in beginning. Overtime taxes beecame exorbitatly high. Debt wnet up agrigulcural production whent down. Difficulty rocuring supplies. taxable pop go down and demand for products go up equals economic problems | 7 | |
| 108364495 | Genghis Khan | r. 1206-1227(death). Leader of mongols. Marriage arranged at 8 years old. Temujin original name meant blacksmith. Father murdered at young age. Leared importance of religious tolerance, deal w/ enemies harshly. 1250 empire went form polend to north china. Most famous conquerer in history. Make subjects submit willingly, unite diverse energies. 1209 tanggut conqered, 1215 jin capital conqured, 1221 iran conquered, didn't participate personally in later campaigns army had more and more non mongol nomades succeeded by khan ogodei. | 8 | |
| 108364496 | Shamanism | Observed by all mongols, special individuals visited and influecned the supernatural world. Rulership by khan who with shaman aid could speak to and for the ultimate god. Fundamental part is idol worhsip | 9 | |
| 108364497 | Karakorum | capital of great khan, 1240-1260 imperial capital, attracted merchants ambassadors missionaries and adventurers form all over eurasia | 10 | |
| 108364498 | Timur | Tamerlane (european name) lead khanate of jagadai death in 1405, skillfully took jagadai forces saw himself as new genghis khan, campaigns in western eurasia, couldn't asume title khan since only inlaw to genghis, turkish, sacked delhi sultante ottoman empire tomb in samarquand | 11 | |
| 108364499 | Il-Khan | established by Genghis's grand-son hulegu Controlled armenia azerbaijan iran mesopotamia one of khanates after 1265 that split up. Slow conversion to islam. Laid claim to caucasus. Brief correspondence wiht nicholas IV. Relieve muslim pressure on crusader states syria palestine and lebanon if European repelled golden horde from caucasus. Ghazan91271-1304) declared muslim,end correspondence wiht christian europe. Used tax farming sank into depression till end of empire when ghazan expirimented with paper money. | 12 |
