chapter 18 ap world history Flashcards

7966181835	shamans	-the earliest religions of the Turkish people -were religious specialists who possessed supernatural powers, communicated with the Gods and nature spirits, invoked divine aid	0
7966209049	khan	-means ruler -rarely ruled directly, but through the leaders of allied tribes	1
7966220057	temujin	-Mongol conqueror who later took the name Chinggis Khan ("universal ruler") -born in 1167 into a noble family	2
7966248861	ilkhanate	-mongol state that ruled Persia after abolition of the Abbasid empire in the 15th century -one of Chinggis Khans sons ruled them in central Asia	3
7966266296	Khubilai Khan	-one of Chinggis Khans grandsons who was perhaps the most talented of the great conquerors descendants -unleashed ruthless attacks against hun enemies, but he also took an interest in cultural matters and worked to improve the welfare of his subjects	4
7966322756	Golden Horde	-Mongol tribe that controlled Russia from the 13th to 15th centuries -Mongols of the Golden Horde prized the steppes North of the Black Sea as prime pastureland for their horses	5
7966353425	Yuan	-legendary founder of the Xia dynasty -they didn't maintain adequate reserves of the billion that backed up paper notes	6
7966379114	Bubonic Plague	-During the 1330s plague erupted in southwestern China -Sometimes killed half or more of an exposed population, particularly during the furious initial years of the epidemic, and it seriously disrupted economies and societies throughout much of Eurasia	7
7966425123	Tamerlane	-born in 1336 near Samarkand -was a charismatic leader and a courageous warrior, and he attacked a band of loyal followers	8
7966440579	Seljuks	-the peasants of Anatolia often looked upon the Seljuks ad liberators rather than conquerors -led by the seljuks, Turkish peoples began migrating into Anatolia in large numbers in the 11th century	9
7966477120	Sultanate	-they faced constant challenges from HIndu princes in neighboring lands -periodically defend their northern frontiers from new Turkish or Mongol invaders	10