AP World History: Chapter 18: The Mongols Flashcards
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| 5593432793 | Yurts | tents used by nomadic Turkish and mongol tribes | 0 | |
| 5593432794 | Shamans | religious specialists who possessed supernatural powers and who communicated with the gods and the spirits of nature. Turkish religion focused around them | 1 | |
| 5593432796 | Khan | -RULER-rarely ruled directly, but ruled through the leaders of allied tribes. | 2 | |
| 5593432799 | Genghis Khan | Ruler who made alliances with other leaders. Brought all the Mongol tribes together into one great nation. | 3 | |
| 5593432800 | Temüjin | Chinggis Khan | 4 | |
| 5593432804 | Khubilai Khan | Genghis Khan's grandson, perhaps one of mongol empires greatest rulers, spread rule into all of china. Generous. | 5 | |
| 5593432807 | The Golden Horde | A group of mongols, Khubilai's cousins and brothers, who controlled mongol in the east. Russia to west europe. Eventually fled to China | 6 | |
| 5593432808 | The Ilkhanate of Persia | Hülegü, Khubilai's brother taking Mongol rule in Persia. More conquers than governors and lost control eventually. | 7 | |
| 5593432812 | Bubonic Plague | Killed 1/3 of Europe's population. Started in Southwestern China. Epidemic disease. | 8 | |
| 5593432814 | Yuan dynasty | Chinese dynasty that was founded by the Mongol ruler Khubilai Khan | 9 | |
| 5595050518 | Marco Polo | a 13th century explorer who was the 1st person to travel the trade route of the East and spent considerable time in Khubilai Khan's court. | 10 |