AP World History Strayer Chapter 11 Vocabulary Flashcards

12423616957	Pastoralism	Definition: Way of life in which people depend on herding of domesticated animals for food. Significance: Revolution of domestication, kinship-based groups, women were higher status, a decreased in population, and utilized all land/military strength of Mongols.	0
12423616958	Modun	Definition: Great ruler of Xiongnu Empire (210 - 174) and created a centralized, hierarchical system. Significance: United and centralized political system and helped create a model for future empires. He had a role in the Chinese and Roman collapse.	1
12423616959	Xiongnu	Definition: People of the Mongolian steppe lands north of China who formed a large-scale nomadic empire. Significance: Created a huge military confederation and centralized societies. A model for Turkic/Mongol empires.	2
12423616960	Turks	Definition: Turkish speakers from Central Asia, originally monads. Significance: Created series of nomadic empires, had a lasting impact when they became dominant in the Islamic heartland.	3
12423616961	Almoravid Empire	Definition: Islamic religious movement in Africa, sparked by Ibn Yasin after returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca. Significance: Occupied much of NorthWest Africa and Southern Spain where it had considerable prosperity with the golden trade. (Formed from expansions and spread of Islam).	4
12423616962	Temujin/ Chinggis Khan	Definition: Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to Pacific. Significance: Universal ruler, hardships as a kid led him to be a powerful ruler. He unified Mongols, expanded the empire, and created the largest land connected empire.	5
12423616963	Mongol World War	Definition: Term used to describe military campaigns, massive killings, and empire building done by Chinggis Khan. Significance: This contained China, Korea, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. It allowed Mongol rule to expand.	6
12423616964	Yuan Dynasty China	Definition: Mongol dynasty that ruled China (1271 - 1368). Significance: Moved capital of China to present-day Beijing. Showed how Mongols made use of Chinese practices and was a new beginning for China.	7
12423616965	Khubilai Khan	Definition: Grandson of Chinggis Khan and Mongol ruler of China ( 1271 - 1294). *Significance: Examples of how Mongols in China made use of Chinese values such as Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and lowering taxes.	8
12423616966	Hulegu	Definition: Chinggis Khan's grandson who led the second assault on Persia (1251 - 1258). Significance: Became first il-Khan of Persia. He established and cemented Mongol presence in China.	9
12423616967	Khutulon	Definition: Girl, whose father was a Mongol ruler, excelled in horse riding, archery, wrestling, and military. Significance: She would only marry if they could beat her in wrestling. She eventually chose to marry. She shows the freedom of women under Mongol rule. She's also the reason men wrestle with open chests now.	10
12423616968	Kipchak Khanate/ Golden Horde	Definition: Name of conquered Russia. Significance: Mongols had little to offer in steppe lands so they ruled from outside and exploited Russia. Moscow was the primary center for Mongol domination. Mongols were never actually in Russia.	11
12423616969	Black Death/Plague	Definition: Massive plague pandemic that swept through Eurasia by fleas on rats. Significance: Fostered future economic growth for Europe and led to the decline of Mongol network and empire. Europe gained prominence. Lots of people died.	12