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What was the Ming Dynasty?

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The Ming was the Chinese dynasty that replaced the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China (Pfaff)

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What was the Ottoman Empire?

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Founded by Osman in 1299 in Anatolia. Captured Constantinople renaming it Istanbul (Pfaff)

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What was the Safavid Empire?

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It was the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in Persia (Pfaff)

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What was the Mughal empire?

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the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in India (Pfaff)

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What was the Yuan Dynasty?

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(1279-1368 CE) Mongol rule in China, replacing Southern Song Dynasty. Capital at Khanbaliq. Established by Khubilai Khan (Pfaff)

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What is kumiss?

Venteicher

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alcoholic drink that contains fermented mare’s milk

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What are shamans?

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religious specialists that Turkish people revolved around; possessed supernatural powers, communicated with gods and spirits, invoked divine aid on behalf of community and informed them of their gods’ will

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Khan

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rulers of the nomadic confederations; rarely ruled directly, but through the leaders of allied tribes

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Sultan

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secular ruler of the Turkish Muslims

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The Bubonic Plague

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Black Death; caused major depopulation and labor shortages that weakened the Mongols

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What city was Istanbul originally?

Rall

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Byzantium

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Constantinople

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Capital of the Roman Empire under Constantine. Became Istanbul

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Samarkand

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City between China and the west. Major Silk Road trading point. Captured by the Mongols and sacked in 1220

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Dardanelles

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Narrow strait in Turkey that the Byzantine empire used as a taxing station as well as defense

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Balkan Peninsula

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Controlled by Roman Empire. Southeast Europe

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Kamikaze

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“Divine winds” ; Japanese attributed their continued independence to these winds that sank invading ships

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Qanat irrigation system

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Delicate Persian irrigation canals; destroyed by Mongol invaders; destruction severely decreased agricultural production in the region

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Lamaist Buddhism

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Recognized Mongols as legitimate rulers; made a place for magic and the supernatural; found attractive by Mongol elites

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Inflation

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Rise of prices resulting in the loss of value of currency

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Hegemony

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Leadership exercised by one nation over others

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What was the greatest city that the ottoman turks captured

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Constanstinople

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The peninsula where Constantinople is located

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Balkan Peninsula

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body of water that served as a major trading route for Constantinople, North-east Africa, and Palestine

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Mediterranean Sea

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The name for modern day Constantinople

Peddicord

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Istanbul

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1453 Anatolia

Reller

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Largely Turkish Islamic land

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Khanbaliq

Reller

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The early Mongol capital in China

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Russia

Reller

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The Golden Horde overran Russia in 1237

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Samarkand

Reller

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The Mongol capital built by Tamerlane

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Central Asian Steppe

Reller

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The birthplace of the Turkish and Mongol empire

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Located in Palestine, major area for religious wars

Peddicord

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Jerusalem

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True or false: women in asian nomadic societies had responsibilities and fought in wars.
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True. Men dominated, but women tended to animals and were skilled archers.

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What religion did most Turks eventually follow?

Max Parsa

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Islam, which they were converted to from native shamanism.

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True or false: Genghis Khan organized his military based on tribal relations.
(Max Parsa)

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False, he broke up tribes and organized people into new units.

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What region did the Ottomans control?

Max Parsa

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The former Byzantine Empire (Turkey).

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What was the Mongol capital that Genghis Khan established?

Max Parsa

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Karakorum.

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Who was Chinggis Khan

CollinNill

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The unifier of the Mongols, also known as Temujin.

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Khubilai Khan

CollinNill

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one of Chinggis Khans grandsons who promoted buddism, and supported other religions

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Nestorian Christian female who was the favorite wife of Khubilai Khan
CollinNill

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Chabi

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famous Venetian traveler who visited the mongol area

CollinNill

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Marco Polo

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Hulegu

Collin Nill

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Khubilais brother who toppled the abbasid empire and established the mongol ilkhanate in persia.

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What was Constantinople?

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Capital of the Byzantine Empire and later the where the Orthodox Church was centered.

Jonathan Perry

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What was Karakorum?

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Capital of the the Mongol Empire

Jonathan Perry

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Where is Manzikert and why is it important.

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Manzikert is in modern day eastern Turkey and the Battle of Manzikert was fought there. The two sides were the Byzantines and the Saljuq Turks.
Jonathan Perry

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What was Khanbaliq and who founded it?

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The capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Khanbaliq was founded by Kublai Khan.
Jonathan Perry

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Built their societies by adapting to arid lands

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Nomadic Pastorialists

Ethan Packel

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Raided lucrative sites in Northern India

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Ghaznavid Turks

Ethan Packel

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Birth name of Chinghis Khan

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Temüjin

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Successor of the Saljuqs

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Khwarazm Shah

Ethan Packel

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Mongol section that ruled over present-day Russia

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Golden Horde

Ethan Packel

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Who served under Khubalu Khan?

Sal Paris

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Marco Polo

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Who sparked in interest in Europe to start trade with Asia?

Sal Paris

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Marco Polo

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What group took conquered much of Asia?

Sal Paris

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The mongols

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Who led the mongols in much of their conquering?

Sal Paris

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Chinggis Khan

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What groups are monotheistic?

Sal Paris

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The Jews and Christians

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