Ch18 Flashcards
Invasion of nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes between 11th and 12th centuries
Facilitated greater cross cultural communication and integration
Largest empire created by
Mongols
Political power of khans based on
Indirect rule through leaders of allied tribes
Turkish military might based on
Calvary forces
At manzikert 1071 the Salijuq turks on important victory over
Byzantines
Mahmud of ghaznu incursion into India me the 11th century inspired by
Desire for plunder
Delhi sultans
Claimed authority over all northern India
1206 mongols have title of chinggis khan or universal leader to
Temujin
Chinggis khan did not
Established a centralized government inThe lands he conquered
1279 khubilai khan proclaimed
Yuan dynasty
Marco Polo spent almost 20 years at the court of
Khubilai khan
Khubilai khan religious policy featured
A promotion of Buddhism and a support is daoism christianity and Islam
Khubilai khans military and imperial pursuits (4)
Had little success when he tried to conquer Vietnam Cambodia Burma and Japan
During their time as rulers the Mongols
Forbade the Chinese from learning the mongolian language
Russia 13-15th centuries dominated by
Golden Horde