The Last Nomadic Changes
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| 259208611 | Chinggis Khan | grandson Kabul Khan; born in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died in 1227. | 0 | |
| 259208612 | tumens | basic fighting units of Mongol forces; made up of 10,000 cavalrymen divided into smaller units. | 1 | |
| 259208613 | Tangut | rulers of Xi-Xia kingdom of northwest China; during the southern Song period; conquered by Mongols in 1126. | 2 | |
| 259208614 | Muhammad Shah II | Turkic rulers of Muslim Khwarazm; conquered by Mongols in 1220. | 3 | |
| 259208615 | Karakorum | capital of Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan | 4 | |
| 259208616 | shamanistic religion | Mongol beliefs focused on nature spirits. | 5 | |
| 259208617 | Batu | grandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of Golden Horde; invaded Russia in 1236. | 6 | |
| 259208618 | Ogadei | 3rd son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol khagan. | 7 | |
| 259208619 | Metropolitan | head of Russia Orthodox church; located at Moscow; gained power during the Mongol era. | 8 | |
| 259208620 | Prester John | a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was Chinggis Khan. | 9 | |
| 259208621 | Ilkhan khanate | one of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol empire after the death of Chinggis Khan, eventually included much of Abbasid empire. | 10 | |
| 259208622 | Hulegu | grandson of Chinngis Khan and ruler of Ilkhan khanate; captured and destroyed Abbasid Baghdad. | 11 | |
| 259208623 | Mamluks | Muslim slave warriors; established dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars defeated Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260. | 12 | |
| 260577555 | Kublai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 1271. | 13 | |
| 260577556 | Tatu | Mongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing. | 14 | |
| 260577557 | Chabi | influential wife of Kublai Khan; demonstrated refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive *social conventions of Confucian China. | 15 | |
| 260577558 | Nestorians | Asian Christian sect; cut off from Europe by Muslim invasions. | 16 | |
| 260577559 | Romance of the West Chamber | famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan dynasty. | 17 | |
| 260577560 | White Lotus Society | secret religious society delicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty. | 18 | |
| 260577561 | Ju Wuanzhang | Chinese peasant who led a successful revolt againts Yuan; founded Ming dynasty. | 19 | |
| 260577562 | Timur-i Lang | last major nomad leader; 14th century Turkic ruler of Samarkand; launched attacks in Persia, Fertile Crescent, India, southern Russia; empire disinigrated after his death in 1405. | 20 |
