Mongols Part 2 Flashcards
What did the Mongols demanded from the people that they did not rule directly?
tribute in gold and slaves
What was Mongol rule considered and why?
it was considered tolerant , as long as you obeyed and gave them tribute
Mongols were often curious about what?
other cultures
Who did they often use to aid their rule?
advisors of from other civilizations
What was Pax Mongolica?
period of peace of the Mongols (after they conquered) that promoted commerce
Why were merchants able to cross Asia without being molested?
Everyone feared the Mongols
What was the saying about the girl with the piece of gold on her head?
She could walk from Europe to the Pacific without being touched
What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan (they attempted twice)?
The storms
What areas did the Mongols help the plague spread?
They enabled it to spread from east Asia to Europe
Gunpower travel where?
West
Arabic numerals would have diffused easily around the ______ _________?
Mongol periphery
Genghis Khan ordered writing based on what and where?
Uyghur script (far west China)
