AP World History 14 Flashcards
Sem 1
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| 296377370 | Genghis Khan | Grandson of Kabul Khan; born in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died 1227 | 0 | |
| 296377371 | Tumens | Basic fighting units of Mongol forces; made up of 10,000 Calvary men and then divided into smaller units | 1 | |
| 296377372 | Tangut | Rulers of Ii-Xia kingdom of northwest China; during the southern song period; Conquered by Mongols in 1226 | 2 | |
| 296377373 | Muhammad Shah II | Turkic ruler of Muslim Khwarazm; conquered by Mongols in 1220 | 3 | |
| 296377374 | Karakoram | Capital of Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan | 4 | |
| 296377375 | Shamanistic religion | Mongol beliefs focused on nature spirits | 5 | |
| 296377376 | Batu | Grandson of Genghis Khan and ruler of Golden horde; invaded Russia in 1236 | 6 | |
| 296377377 | Ogadei | 3rd son of Genghis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol Khagan | 7 | |
| 296377378 | Golden Horde | One of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Genghis Khan; conquered and ruled Russia during the 13th and 14th centuries | 8 | |
| 296377379 | Metropolitan | Head of Russian Orthodox Church; located at Moscow; gained power during the Mongol era | 9 | |
| 296377380 | Prester John | A mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was a Genghis Khan | 10 | |
| 296377381 | Ilkhan khanate | One of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Genghis Khan; eventually included much of Abbasid Empire | 11 | |
| 296377382 | Hulegu | Grandson of Genghis Khan and ruler of Ilkhan khanate; captured and destroyed of the Abbasid Baghdad | 12 | |
| 296377383 | Mamluks | Muslim slave warriors; established dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars defeated Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 | 13 | |
| 296377384 | Kublai Khan | Grandson of Genghis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan Dynasty in 1271 | 14 | |
| 296377385 | Tatu | Mongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing | 15 | |
| 296377386 | Chabi | Influential wife of Kublai Khan; demonstrated refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Confucian China | 16 | |
| 296377387 | Nestorians | Asian Christian sect; cut off from Europe by Muslim invasions | 17 | |
| 296377388 | Romance of the West Chamber | Famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period | 18 | |
| 296377389 | White Lotus Society | Secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty | 19 | |
| 296377390 | Ju Yuanzhang | Chinese peasants who led successful revolt against Yuan; founded Ming dynasty | 20 | |
| 296377391 | Timur-I Lang | Last major nomad leader; 14th-century Turkic ruler of Samarkand; launched attacks in Persia, Fertile Crescent, India, southern Russia; Empire disintegrated after his death in 1405 | 21 |