Genghis Khan and the Mongols
Practiced religious toleration- spread __________, Islam, and Daoism.
Buddhism
Another legacy of the Mongol Empire is gunpowder and ___________ (China)
Cannons
Relocated many artisans and merchants to _________ ________
Central Asia
Genghis Khan attacked _______ in 1215, and burned 90 cities to the ground.
China
Genghis Khan's grandson also finds the Yuan Dynasty in _______
China
Mongols lived in portable tents called _________
yurts
Anyone who submitted became a part of the Mongol Empire(____________)
Korea
Created a written __________ language
Mongol
Who was a Daimyo?
One of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.
One legacy of the Mongol Empire is that they welcomed Marco ________
Polo
Sacked and burned which two great Silk Road cities in central Asia
Samarkand Bukhara
Mongols policed the roads and made travel safe and trade for where increased?
Silk road
What does Genghis Khan mean?
Universal ruler
In 1279, Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan, conquered China, Tibet, and _________
Vietnam
Skilled at attacking on _________
horseback
Genghis Khan created an elite group of how many young warriors from all tribes to loyal him?
10,000
After the Mongol conquest, there was ______ years of peace.
100
The empire was born around _______
1162
Who was a shogun?
A hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan
Who was a Samurai?
A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, esp. a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.
The mongol empire became known as the __________ ________ because of the color of their tents.
Golden Horde
What are the three reasons why Genghis Khan start fighting?
Grazing season cut short China cut off trade Religious call
Genghis Khan becomes the leader and defeats all of his rivals to unify who?
The mongols
The Mongol Mail System unified Asia. What was is called?
The pony express
Why could the mongols not get to Japan?
There was a sea in between China and Japan.
Very _______ to their enemies
aggressive
When did Genghis Khan unify the mongols?
around 1200
Genghis Khan's father was clan ____________
chief
Harsh punishments for _________
criminals
Unified parts of China, India, Central Asia, Muslim Middle East, and Russia transmitting all acquired _________ and technologies
cultures
The last legacy of the Mongol Empire is the black _______
death
Anyone who resisted was ________. men executed, woman sold as slaves
destroyed
Empire becomes to big and hard to ___________
manage
Showed no __________ to those who opposed him
mercy
Military positions were based on ________, not your family.
merit
Early Mongols were small ________ tribes
nomadic
Loosely __________ into tribes and clans
organized
Resentment against Mongol rule grows in ________ and China
russia
Skillful herders of what three animals were in the Central Asian Steppe.
sheep, horses, camels
The cause of the decline of the Mongol Empire is that the new leaders were not as ________ as Genghis Khan or his grandson
strong
Used bows, arrows, and _______, but also canons- a new technology
swords
Often faked a retreat to lure enemies into a _______
trap