Mongols Flashcards
Marco Polo
Italian traveler who started travel interest in West after being figure to Chinese gov and writing about his fascination of the Mongols
Bubonic Plague
black plague that killed many people, started in China from fleas on rats and spread west with Mongol conquests.
Temujin
Genghis Khan’s former name, wanted to seek revenge for violent death of father then when he did he started his conquest
Genghis Khan
puts together the biggest empire ever (not civilization) that expands to Muslim World, but they assimilate into cultures of people they take over, dies on way to take over China and leaves no successor (like Alexander the Great), and four seperate khanates are created
Pony Express/Yam
riders are able to travel vast distances quickly
Silk Road
reopened, Paz Mongolia, trade allowed, and passports invented for riders
Golden Horde
one of the khanates,off Silk Road, in Russia, not much development
Khubilai Khan
founded Yuan Dynasty, grandson of Genghis, defeated Song China
Yuan
only dynasty in China not ruled like Chinese
Timur/Tamerlane
sees himself as next Genghis Khan and tries to put together new empire, no related but married relative of Genghis to help prove he is like he says, dies on way to China and buried in elaborate church
Il-Khan
one of the khanates, become Muslims and take over land of Abbasid Caliphate, very educated
Jagadai Khanate
where Timur is from
Timurids
Mongol Dynasty established by Timur and composed of the land he took over,
Beijing
capital of Yuan China, Forbidden City built
Ming Empire
similar to Byzantine Empire and didnt contact with outsiders
