Strayer Chapter 11 Flashcards
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| 7972527356 | Yuan Dynasty | Chinese-styled Mongol dynasty that ruled China from 1271 to 1368; founded by Kublai Khan; name means "Great Beginnings" in Chinese |  | 0 |
| 7972527357 | Pastoralism | Nomadic or semi-nomadic way of life in which people depend on herding of domesticated animals for their food |  | 1 |
| 7972527358 | Mongol world war | Term used to describe half a century of military campaigns, massive killing, and empire building pursued by Chinggis Khan and his successors in Eurasia after 1209 |  | 2 |
| 7972527359 | Black Death | Massive outbreak of a bubonic plague pandemic that swept through Eurasia beginning in 1331 |  | 3 |
| 7972527360 | Almoravid Empire | Emerging out of an Islamic reform movement among the 11th century Berber pastoralists, this state incorporated a large part of NW Africa with its capital in Marrakesh; in 1086, it crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, where it offered vigorous opposition to Christian Reconquista before collapsing by the mid-12th century |  | 4 |
| 7972527361 | Modun | Great ruler of the Xiongnu Empire (r. 210-174 BCE) who created a centralized and hierarchical political system |  | 5 |
| 7972527362 | Kublai Khan | Grandson of Chinggis Khan who founded the Yuan dynasty and ruled China from 1271 to 1294 |  | 6 |
| 7972527363 | Hulegu | Grandson of Chinggis Khan (c. 1217-1265) who became the first il-khan (subordinate khan) of Persia |  | 7 |
| 7972527364 | Chinggis Khan | Title meaning "universal ruler" that was given to the Mongol leader Temujin in 1206 after he united the Mongols HE IS A BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |  | 8 |
| 7972527365 | Turks | Pastoral nomadic peoples from the Central Asian steppes who spread westward into the Middle East and into India; they created a series of nomadic empires between 552 and 965 C.E. but had a more lasting impact on world history when they became dominant in the Islamic heartland and founded a series of states and empires there |  | 9 |
| 7972527366 | Xiongnu | People of the Mongolian steppes north of China who formed a large-scale nomadic empire in the 3rd-2nd centuries BCE |  | 10 |
| 7972527367 | Temujin | Birth name of Chinggis Khan (1162-1227) |  | 11 |
| 7972527368 | Kipchak Khanate | Name given to Russia by the Mongols after they conquered it and incorporated it into the Mongol Empire in the mid—13th century; known to Russians as the "Khanate of the Golden Horde" |  | 12 |
| 7972527369 | Khutulun | -is the warrior daughter of Kaidu -princess of 10,000 horses |  | 13 |