AP World History Chapter 15 Flashcards
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| 11065205424 | Kabul Khan | Chinggis khan's great grandfather, defeats army of Jin Kingdom in northern China | 0 | |
| 11065205425 | Tumens | Basic fighting units of the Mongol forces; consisted of 10,000 cavalrymen; each unit was further divided into units of 1000, 100 and 10. | 1 | |
| 11065205426 | Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xia | kingdom in Northwest China whose ruler was forced to declare himself a vassal of the khagan and pay a hefty tribute | 2 | |
| 11065205427 | Khwarazum | empire in further west China that Chinggis Khan conquered using their favorite battle tactics | 3 | |
| 11065205428 | Karakorum | Capital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan, 1162 - 1227. | 4 | |
| 11065205429 | Ogedei | Third son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded Chinggis Khan as khagan of the Mongols following his father's death | 5 | |
| 11065205430 | Golden Horde | One of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, originally ruled by his grandson Batu; territory covered much of what is today south central Russia. | 6 | |
| 11065205431 | Ilkhan | Central Asian kingdom of the Mongols. They replaced the Abbasid dynasty and eventually were absorbed into the agrarian culture and converted to Islam. | 7 | |
| 11065205432 | Moscow | Capital of Russia that grew in strength and eventually led to overthrowing Mongol rule in Russia | 8 | |
| 11065205433 | Kulikova | Russian army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia. | 9 | |
| 11065205434 | Hulegu | (1217 - 1265) Ruler of the Ilkhan khanate; grandson of Chinggis Khan; responsible for capture and destruction of Baghdad in 1257. | 10 | |
| 11065205435 | Mameluks | Muslim slave warriors; established a dynasty in Egypt; defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted Mongol advance | 11 | |
| 11065205436 | Batu | ruler of the golden horde; one of Chinggis Khan's grandsons; responsible for the invasion of Russia beginning in 1236. | 12 | |
| 11065205437 | Berke | (1257-1266) A ruler of the Golden Horde; converted to Islam; his threat to Hulegu combined with the growing power of Mamluks in Egypt forestalled further Mongol conquests in the Middle East | 13 | |
| 11065205438 | Kublai Khan | (1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. | 14 | |
| 11065205439 | Yuan | Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan; united China | 15 | |
| 11065205440 | Zhu Yuanzhang | The given name of the Hongwu emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty | 16 | |
| 11065205441 | Timur-i Lang | Also known as Tamerlane; leader of Turkic nomads; beginning in 1360s from base at Samarkand, launched series of attacks in Persia, the Fertile Crescent, India, and southern Russia; empire disintegrated after his death in 1405. | 17 | |
| 11065205442 | Khanates | Four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan. | 18 | |
| 11065205443 | Baibars | (1223-1277) Commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut in 1260; originally enslaved by Mongols and sold to Egyptians. | 19 |