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Who did the Mongols show loyalty to before Chinggis Khan?

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Originally Mongols displayed loyalty to their tribes and clans.

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Who got special treatment when conquered? When was this special treatment not given?

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The Mongols gave special treatment to the artisans they conquered, unless they resisted.

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What religion did the Mongol leaders adopt?

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Mongol leaders adopted Lamaist
Buddhism

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Did the Mongols force conquered people to convert to a specific religion?

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No, they allowed conquered people to practice whatever religion they wanted.

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What system did Temujin institute

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He instituted a new system called steppe democracy.

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What did Steppe democracy center around?

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It centered around courage and battle rather than kinship.

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What did Temujin bring the Mongols into

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He brought the Mongols into a single confederacy

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What was Temujin proclaimed, and when was he proclaimed this?

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In 1206 was proclaimed Chinggis Khan, supreme ruler

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What did Chinggis Khan enforce?

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he enforced a fighting age for men

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What did Chinggis Khan value rather than one’s bloodline?

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He valued skill rather than blood.

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What is it called when your skill is valued rather than your social standing?

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A meritocracy

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What opportunity did the Mongols give to their enemies? What happened if their offer wasn’t accepted?

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They gave an opportunity to surrender to their enemies before slaughtering everyone.

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What did the Mongols do in 1220?

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In 1220 they took over northern China

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What did the Mongols live in?

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They lived in tents called Yurts

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What was the environment where the Mongols came from like?

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Dry, barren, and arid

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What term describes the Mongols in the context of their animals? What animals did they keep?

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pastoralists. They kept herds of animals including horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and camels.

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What did the Mongols live on (sustenance wise)

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They lived on the meat, milk, and hides of their animals

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Because they were nomads, what did the Mongols not produce?

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As nomads they did not produce pottery, leather goods, and agricultural tools.

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What did the Mongols use to traverse central Asia?

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They used caravans to go all over central Asia

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What did Mongol men create?

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Men created war weapons such as bows and arrows

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21
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What is Kummis

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An alcoholic drink made from milk

22
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What allowed the Mongols to conquer major cities.

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Siege engines allowed them to conquer major cities

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What did the Mongols eventually come to produce?

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They produced pottery, leather goods, iron weapons, and tools.

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In what capacity did the Mongols trade?

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They traded with settled people, and participated in long term trade networks

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What did the Mongols seek out, especially because they couldn’t make them themselves.

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They sought out agricultural products and manufactured goods.

26
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What did the Mongols lead through Asia?

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Caravans

27
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What two places did the Mongols connect?

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China and Western Europe

28
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Whose safety did the Mongols ensure, and what did this contribute to?

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They made merchants safe which boosted trade

29
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What is a caravan serai

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A rest stop for caravans

30
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Mongol capitol

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Karakorum

31
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How did Mongol organization change under Temujin?

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Mongol organization changed because he forged various tribes into a powerful alliance and forced men of fighting age to join military units with no tribal affiliations.

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How did Mongol organization stay the same under Temujin?

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Mongol organization stayed the same because Temujin relied on the Mongols nomadic way of life for military success.

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What does Chinggis Khan mean?

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Universal ruler

34
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Where was the Khanate of the Great Khan

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China

35
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Where was the Khanate of Chagatai

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Central Asia

36
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Where was the Ilkhanate of Persia

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Persia

37
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Where was the Khanate of the Golden Horde

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Russia

38
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Who ruled the Khanate of Chagatai

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Descendants of Chaghatai ruled the Khanate of Chagatai

39
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Which Khanate was the wealthiest

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the Khanate of the Great Khan

40
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What 3 religions did the Mongols convert to?

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Islam, Christianity, Buddhism

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What negative thing did the Mongols bring to Eurasia?

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Tremendous destruction

42
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What did the Mongols sponsor?

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They sponsored interaction among peoples of different societies

43
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What did the safety of Mongol roads encourage?

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Trade and missionary travel.

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What did the Mongols bring to their court?

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Skilled workers.

45
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What spread because of the way the Mongols connected distant lands?

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Many technologies, like gunpowder

46
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Why did Mongol rule in Persia end?

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When the last Mongol ruler died without an heir in 1335, the Ilkhanate collapsed.

47
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Why did Mongol rule in Persia weaken?

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  • Excessive spending strained the treasury
  • Overexploitation of peasants led to reduced revenues
  • Forcing merchants to accept paper money led to shops closing. During this time commerce stopped.
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Why did Mongol rule in China weaken?

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  • Money wasn’t backed up, so the public lost confidence in it.
  • Factions, infighting, and civil war destabilized stuff
  • Bubonic plague ravaged Asia
  • Rebellious populations in China
49
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How did Mongol rule in China end?

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Mongol rule in China ended when rebels captured Khanbaliq, and the Mongols departed China and returned to the steppes.

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