AP world history chapter 18 Flashcards

9209597727	Bubonic plague	A deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas (carried though trade routes and rats)	0
9209604650	Chaqhatai Khanate	Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors	1
9209628735	Golden Horde	A famous horde of the Mongol Empire that conquered the region of modern-day Russia.	2
9209632031	Ghazanavids	Ghaznavid dynasty: Persianate Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin, greatest extent ruling parts of Iran, Afghanistan, Transoxiana and the northwest Indian from 977 to 1186	3
9209670053	Ilkhanate	Mongol state that ruled Persia after abolition of the Abbasid empire in the thirteenth century	4
9209672884	Istanbul	Capital of the Ottoman Empire; named this after 1453 and the sack of Constantinople.	5
9209676564	Lamaist Buddhism	Branch of Buddhism that was similar to shamanism in its acceptance of magic and supernatural powers.	6
9209678669	Muslim	A follower of Islam	7
9209680539	Ottoman Empire	A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922, in southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe	8
9209687028	Shamanism	Community faith in traditional societies in which people follow their shaman, belief in gods and spirits	9
9209690408	Uigher Turks	Clerks, secretaries, and administrators for the Mongol Empire.	10
9209695240	Ulaanbaatar	Capital of Mongolia	11
9209695241	Yuan	Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan; united China	12
9209697994	Yurts	Tents used by nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes.	13
9209704632	Nestorian	Theology that Jesus Christ was two separate persons as well as possessing two natures.	14
9209736681	Timur lang	Mongol ruler of Samarkand, Leading a force of Mongols and Turks, he conquered Persia, northern India, and Syria and established his capital at Samarkand	15