Chapter 12 Flashcards
1
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Nomads
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Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water and pasture for their animals
2
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Steppe
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Grasslands that are to dry for crops but good for pasturing
3
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Yurts
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Tents that nomads lived in
4
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Shaman
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Religious practices that Turks and other steppe nomads are centered around
5
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Chinggis khan
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The title given to the mongol ruler Temujin in 1206 and later to his successors. It means great ruler.
6
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Khanates
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The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the mongol empire
7
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Tax-farming
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Assigning the collection of taxes to whomever bids the most for the privilege
8
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Protected people
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The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religious but had to pay a special tax
