Chapter 17 Flashcards
What was the Ming Dynasty?
The Ming was the Chinese dynasty that replaced the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China (Pfaff)
What was the Ottoman Empire?
Founded by Osman in 1299 in Anatolia. Captured Constantinople renaming it Istanbul (Pfaff)
What was the Safavid Empire?
It was the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in Persia (Pfaff)
What was the Mughal empire?
the Turkish Muslim empire replacing Tamerlane’s empire in India (Pfaff)
What was the Yuan Dynasty?
(1279-1368 CE) Mongol rule in China, replacing Southern Song Dynasty. Capital at Khanbaliq. Established by Khubilai Khan (Pfaff)
What is kumiss?
Venteicher
alcoholic drink that contains fermented mare’s milk
What are shamans?
Venteicher
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
Khan
Venteicher
rulers of the nomadic confederations; rarely ruled directly, but through the leaders of allied tribes
Sultan
Venteicher
secular ruler of the Turkish Muslims
The Bubonic Plague
Venteicher
Black Death; caused major depopulation and labor shortages that weakened the Mongols
What city was Istanbul originally?
Rall
Byzantium
Constantinople
Rall
Capital of the Roman Empire under Constantine. Became Istanbul
Samarkand
Rall
City between China and the west. Major Silk Road trading point. Captured by the Mongols and sacked in 1220
Dardanelles
Rall
Narrow strait in Turkey that the Byzantine empire used as a taxing station as well as defense
Balkan Peninsula
Rall
Controlled by Roman Empire. Southeast Europe
Kamikaze
Murphy
“Divine winds” ; Japanese attributed their continued independence to these winds that sank invading ships
Qanat irrigation system
Murphy
Delicate Persian irrigation canals; destroyed by Mongol invaders; destruction severely decreased agricultural production in the region
Lamaist Buddhism
Murphy
Recognized Mongols as legitimate rulers; made a place for magic and the supernatural; found attractive by Mongol elites
Inflation
Murphy
Rise of prices resulting in the loss of value of currency
Hegemony
Murphy
Leadership exercised by one nation over others
What was the greatest city that the ottoman turks captured
Peddicord
Constanstinople
The peninsula where Constantinople is located
Peddicord
Balkan Peninsula
body of water that served as a major trading route for Constantinople, North-east Africa, and Palestine
Peddicord
Mediterranean Sea
The name for modern day Constantinople
Peddicord
Istanbul
1453 Anatolia
Reller
Largely Turkish Islamic land
Khanbaliq
Reller
The early Mongol capital in China
Russia
Reller
The Golden Horde overran Russia in 1237
Samarkand
Reller
The Mongol capital built by Tamerlane
Central Asian Steppe
Reller
The birthplace of the Turkish and Mongol empire
Located in Palestine, major area for religious wars
Peddicord
Jerusalem
True or false: women in asian nomadic societies had responsibilities and fought in wars.
(Max Parsa)
True. Men dominated, but women tended to animals and were skilled archers.
What religion did most Turks eventually follow?
Max Parsa
Islam, which they were converted to from native shamanism.
True or false: Genghis Khan organized his military based on tribal relations.
(Max Parsa)
False, he broke up tribes and organized people into new units.
What region did the Ottomans control?
Max Parsa
The former Byzantine Empire (Turkey).
What was the Mongol capital that Genghis Khan established?
Max Parsa
Karakorum.
Who was Chinggis Khan
CollinNill
The unifier of the Mongols, also known as Temujin.
Khubilai Khan
CollinNill
one of Chinggis Khans grandsons who promoted buddism, and supported other religions
Nestorian Christian female who was the favorite wife of Khubilai Khan
CollinNill
Chabi
famous Venetian traveler who visited the mongol area
CollinNill
Marco Polo
Hulegu
Collin Nill
Khubilais brother who toppled the abbasid empire and established the mongol ilkhanate in persia.
What was Constantinople?
Capital of the Byzantine Empire and later the where the Orthodox Church was centered.
Jonathan Perry
What was Karakorum?
Capital of the the Mongol Empire
Jonathan Perry
Where is Manzikert and why is it important.
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
What was Khanbaliq and who founded it?
The capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Khanbaliq was founded by Kublai Khan.
Jonathan Perry
Built their societies by adapting to arid lands
Nomadic Pastorialists
Ethan Packel
Raided lucrative sites in Northern India
Ghaznavid Turks
Ethan Packel
Birth name of Chinghis Khan
Temüjin
Successor of the Saljuqs
Khwarazm Shah
Ethan Packel
Mongol section that ruled over present-day Russia
Golden Horde
Ethan Packel
Who served under Khubalu Khan?
Sal Paris
Marco Polo
Who sparked in interest in Europe to start trade with Asia?
Sal Paris
Marco Polo
What group took conquered much of Asia?
Sal Paris
The mongols
Who led the mongols in much of their conquering?
Sal Paris
Chinggis Khan
What groups are monotheistic?
Sal Paris
The Jews and Christians
