Chapter 12- 20 Q&A
Who was Nicholas Copernicus?
A Polish monk and astronomer who adopted the lunar model as his own.
While the Golden Horde and the Il-khan quarreled what was emerging?
A new power in the Central Asian Khanate of Jagadai.
How did Anatolia and parts of Europe respond to Mongol challenges?
Anatolia and parts of Europe responded dynamically to the Mongols.
Before the first Mongol attack on Vietnam what two states clashed frequently?
Annam (once called Dai Viet) and Champa (southern Vietnam)
Why did the Chinese not develop seafaring for commercial and military gain?
Contemporaries cosidered the voyages a personal project of Yongle.
What did the Mongol nobles have the right to wear?
Like the earlier nomadic elites wore silk; usually from China.
What did the Mongols do that Muslims disliked greaty?
Mongol law specified slaughtering animals without spilling blood, which involved opening the chest and stopping the heart.
Did the Miongols have a big military?
No the Mongols seldom outnumbered their enemies, but the Mongols were great riders and utilized supierior bows.
Other than trade, how did the bubonic plauge spread into the Mongol society?
Rats with infeced fleas and other rodents.
What area was the answer to the Mongol search for costal areas from which they could launch naval expeditions and choke off the sea trade of their adversaries?
That area is called Korea.
What other weapons did the Mongols use, other than a bow and arrow?
The Mongols also fired flaming arrows and hurled enormous projectiles-sometimes flaming- from catapults.
Having secured Korea, where did the Mongols look toward as an easy target from Korea?
The Mongols looked toward Japan which the Mongols first invaded in 1274.
Before the arrival of the Mongols, what three separate states competed for China?
The Tanggut, Jin Empires, and the Southern Song.
Who resisted the Mongols?
The Teutonic Knights.
What happened to the cities that resisted the Mongols?
The cities would face siege and annihilation. Surrender was the only option.
What starved the local economy of precious metal in Russia?
The flow of silver and gold into the hands of the Mongols.
What was the role of the wives and mothers of the rulers in the Mongol society?
They traditionally managed the state affairs.
Who were the Teutonic Knights?
They were German-speaking warriors who were dedicated to Christianizing the Slavic and Kipchak populations of northern Europe.
Why did the Ming government limit mining?
To keep the value of metal coins and to tax the industry.
What other diseases spead through the Mongols?
Typhus, Influenza, and Smallpox.