Ap World history Ch 12 Flashcards
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| 39712613 | Mongols | A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia. | |
| 39712614 | Ghengis Khan | The title of Tem?jin when he ruled the Mongols (1206-1227). Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire. | |
| 39712615 | Golden Horde | Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. | |
| 39712616 | nomadism | A way of life, forced by a scarcity of resources, in which groups of people continually migrate to find pastures and water. |