AP World History: The Mongols Flashcards
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| 15155017766 | Mongol Empire | Largest land empire in the history of the world, spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia. | 0 | |
| 15155017767 | Khan | Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning "supreme ruler" | 1 | |
| 15155018980 | Temujin | birth name of the Mongol leader better known as Chinggis Khan (1162-1227) | 2 | |
| 15155021170 | Khanates | Four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan. | 3 | |
| 15155022595 | Pax Mongolica | The period of approximately 150 years of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire. | 4 | |
| 15155024553 | Golden Horde | Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. Also known as the Kipchak Horde. | 5 | |
| 15155024554 | Karakorum | Capital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan, 1162 - 1227. | 6 | |
| 15155026738 | Il-Khanate | Mongol rule in Persia deferred to local Persian authorities, who administered *whom* as long as they delivered taxes to the Mongols and maintained order? | 7 | |
| 15155028893 | Yuan Dynasty | (1279-1368 CE) The dynasty with Mongol rule in China; centralized with bureaucracy but structure is different: Mongols on top->Persian bureaucrats->Chinese bureuacrats. | 8 | |
| 15155030067 | White Lotus Society | Secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule | 9 |