Nomadic Empires and imperial expansion
262876207 | Turks | no single group, clans + tribes, desendants of Xiongnu | 0 | |
262876208 | yurt | wool based felt used to make tents | 1 | |
262876209 | kumiss | fermintated alcoholic beverage | 2 | |
262876210 | shamans | religious specialists who were believed to have supernatural powers | 3 | |
262876211 | khan | ruler that didn't rule directly, connected indivual tribes with alliances | 4 | |
262876212 | Saljuq Turks | took over Abbasid, Byzantine | 5 | |
262876213 | Tughri Beg | sultan who had control at Abbasid empire | 6 | |
262876214 | Manzikert | saljuq turks defeat byzantines | 7 | |
262876215 | muhmud of ghazni | lead turkish ghaznarids to raids to North India, descriminated against non muslims | 8 | |
262876216 | Chinggis Khan | unified mongol tribes through alliance conquests | 9 | |
262876217 | Karakorum | captiol established by Chinggis Khan | 10 | |
262876218 | Khubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan who worked in favor of ppl | 11 | |
262876219 | Marco Polo | ventian traveler who worked at diplomatic court for khubilai khan | 12 | |
262876220 | yuan dynasty | founded in 1279 by Khubilai khan | 13 | |
262876221 | The golden horde | group of mongols overtake russia, northern europe | 14 | |
262876222 | Hulegu | khubilais brother who took over Baghdad | 15 | |
262876223 | Lamaist Buddhism | closely resembled Shamanism, sucked up to Mongols, supernatural powers | 16 | |
262876224 | Uighur Turks | plucked from villages to serve as educational aids such as clerks and admin | 17 | |
262876225 | ilkhanate | khan of persia | 18 | |
262876226 | bubonic plague | disease that spread all over china | 19 | |
262876227 | chaghatai | central asian part of mongol empire that survived | 20 | |
262876228 | Tamerland | turkish conqueror who created 3 separate empires: Mughal, Safavid, Ottoman | 21 | |
262876229 | Osman | leader who carved out state in Anatolia | 22 | |
262876230 | Ottoman | captured Byzantine Empire, followers of osman | 23 | |
262876231 | sultan Mehmed II | sacked Constantinople and called it Istanbul after strong Islam beliefs | 24 |