Chapter 17

Question 0

Karakorum

Answer 0

The Mongol capital. Many 13th century roads lead here

Question 1

shaman

Answer 1

religious specialists who possessed supernatural powers, communicated with God & nature spirits, invoked divine aid on behalf of their communities, and informed their companions of their gods will

Question 2

yurt

Answer 2

made a rule in which nomadic peoples lived

Question 3

kumiss

Answer 3

an alcoholic drink made from animal products by fermenting mare’s milk into a potent concoction

Question 4

sultan

Answer 4

“chieftain” or “ruler”

Question 5

Tughril Beg

Answer 5

Saljuq leader who was recognized as the Sultan by the Abbasid caliph

Question 6

Manzikert

Answer 6

place in Eastern Anatolia where Saljuq forces inflicted a devastating defeat of the Byzantine army

Question 7

Mahmud of Ghanzi

Answer 7

led the Turkish Ghaznavids of Afghanistan in raids on lucrative sites in Northern India

Question 8

Khanbaliq

Answer 8

“city of khan.” New name of the Jurchen capital, which also served as the Mongol capital of China

Question 9

Marco Polo

Answer 9

famous Venetian traveler who lived almost 20 years at Khubilai’s court and praised him for his generosity toward the poor and his efforts to build roads

Question 10

Tamerlane

Answer 10

Built a central Asian empire rivaling that of Chinggis Khan. self-made Turkish conquer.

Question 11

Samarkand

Answer 11

site of the imperial capital that Tamerlane built

Question 12

Osman

Answer 12

among the leaders that the nomadic Turks followed when they migrated to the ilkhanate and beyond. (After Chinggis Khan’s death.)

Question 13

Yuan dynasty

Answer 13

Established by Khubilai