3475184993 | Steppes | in central asia; good for grazing; little rain and few rivers; nomads live there | 0 | |
3475184994 | Anatolia | Seljuk Turks lived there and made it an Islamic state | 1 | |
3475184995 | Abbasid Empire | an empire that was ruled by the Seljuk Turks; contained Anatolia, Persia, and India | ![]() | 2 |
3475184996 | Karakorum | capital of Mongolian empire ruled by Genghis Khan | 3 | |
3475188429 | yurt | portable round tent carried by Turks; made of animal skins | ![]() | 4 |
3475188430 | shaman | a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits | 5 | |
3475188431 | Temujin | Chinggis Khan's original name | 6 | |
3475191856 | Khubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; extended Mongolian rule to all of China and consolidated it | 7 | |
3475194659 | Chinggis (Ghengis) Khan | originally Temujin; "universal ruler"; brutal attacks | 8 | |
3475194660 | Ilkhanate of Persia | Persian society went on, however, Mongols taxed | 9 | |
3475194661 | Yuan Dynasty | founded in 1279; Mongolian dynasty | ![]() | 10 |
3475197830 | Tamerlane | built a central Asian empire; conquered Persia, Afghanistan, Golden Horde, and northern India | 11 | |
3475200397 | Yongle Encyclopedia | book dedicated to the history and traditions of China | 12 | |
3475200398 | Khan | another word for ruler | 13 | |
3475204054 | Battle of Manzikert | war between Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turks | 14 | |
3475204055 | Seljuk Turks | defeated Byzantine Empire in battle of Manzikert; peoples of the Abbasid Empire | 15 | |
3475206600 | Khanbaliq | capital of Yuan Dynasty | ![]() | 16 |
3475206601 | Golden Horde | Mongolian land in Russia | ![]() | 17 |
3475206602 | Marco Polo | Venetian traveler to Asia; served as an administrator for Khublai Khan; narrative of his travels are best sellers and encourage Europeans to trade | 18 | |
3475211895 | Hongwu Emperor | emperor of Ming Dynasty; Zhu Yuanzhang | 19 |
Chapter 17 - AP World Flashcards
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