FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 15.

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MONGOLS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Timur-i Lang

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last major nomad leader; 14th, known to the West as Tamerlane; century Turkic ruler of Samarkand; launched attacks in Persia, Fertile Crescent, India, southern Russia; empire disintegrated after his death in 1405.

Question 2: Kubilai Khan

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grandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 1271.

Question 3: White Lotus Society

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secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty.

Question 4: tumens

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basic fighting units of Mongol forces; made up of 10,000 cavalrymen divided into smaller units.

Question 5: Ming dynasty

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succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.

Question 6: Chabi

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influential wife of Kubilai Khan; demonstrated refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Confucian China.

Question 7: khanates

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four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan.

Question 8: Batu

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grandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of Golden Horde; invaded Russia in 1236.

Question 9: Ogedei

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third son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol khagan.

Question 10: Karakorum

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capital of Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan.

Question 11: Berke

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ruler of the Golden Horde (r. 1257-1266); converted to Islam; his threat to Hulegu combined with the growing power of Mamluks in Egypt forestalled further Mongol conquests in the Middle East.

Question 12: Dadu

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Mongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing.

Question 13: Battle of Kulikova

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Russian victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia.

Question 14: Romance of the West Chamber

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famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period.

Question 15: Prester John

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a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was Chinggis Khan.

Question 16: kuriltai

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meeting of all Mongol chieftains at which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected.

Question 17: Zhu Yuanzhang

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Chinese peasant who led successful revolt against Yuan; founded Ming dynasty.

Question 18: Golden Horde

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one of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan; conquered and ruled Russia during the 13th and 14th centuries.

Question 19: Baibars

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commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut in 1260; originally enslaved by Mongols and sold to Egyptians.

Question 20: khagan

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title of the supreme ruler of the Mongol tribes.