FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK

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FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK

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Question 1: Ogedei

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third son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded Chinggis Khan as khagan of the Mongols following his father's death

Question 2: 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 3: Golden Horde

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one of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, originally ruled by his grandson Batu; territory covered much of what is today south central Russia

Question 4: khagan

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title of the supreme ruler of the Mongol tribes

Question 5: Tatu

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Mongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing

Question 6: White Lotus Society

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secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule

Question 7: Kubilai Khan

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grandson of Chinggis Khan; commander of Mongol forces responsible for conquest of China; became khagan in 1260; established Sinicized Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1271

Question 8: kuritali

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

Question 9: Timur-i Lang

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also known as Tamerlane; leader of Turkic nomads; beginning in 1360s from base at Samarkand, launched series of attacks in Persia, the Fertile Crescent, India, and southern Russia; empire disintegrated after his death in 1405

Question 10: Baibars

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commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalt; originally enslaved by Mongols and sold to Egyptians

Question 11: Batu

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ruler of Golden Horde; one of Chinggis Khan's grandsons; responsible for invasion of Russia beginning in 1236

Question 12: Chabi

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influential wife of Kubilai Khan; promoted interests of Buddhists in China; indicative of refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Chinese

Question 13: Battle of Kulikova

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

Question 14: tumens

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basic fighting units of the Mongol forces; consisted of 10,000 calvarymen; each unit was further divide into units of 1000, 100, and 10

Question 15: Ju Yuanzhang

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Chinese peasant who led successful revolt against Yuan in 14th century; founded Ming dynasty

Question 16: Berke

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a ruler of the Golden Horde; converted to Islam; his threat to Hulegu combined with the growing power of Mamluks in Egypt forstalled further Mongol conquests in the Middle East

Question 17: Karakorum

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capital of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan

Question 18: khanates

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four regional Mongol kingdoms thaat arose following the death of Chinggis Khan

Question 19: Prester John

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name given to a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; Chinggis Khan was originally believed to be this mythical ruler