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(DMS) The Mongols
The Mongols
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mongols | Horse-riding nomads that conquered lands that created the largest empire in history. |
| Genghis Khan | The leader of the Mongols, and the single figure responsible for the rise of their empire. |
| nomadic/nomads | People that do not live in a fixed community, but typically migrate from one place to another. |
| Silk Road | The major trade route between China, India, and Europe. |
| cultural diffusion | The spread of ideas (religion, inventions, innovations, traditions, etc.) |
| Marco Polo | A European explorer that traveled to China during the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty. |
| Empire | An extensive group of countries and kingdoms under a single authority. |
| Secondary Source | Accounts written after the fact, which include interpretations/evaluations of primary sources. |
| Primary Source | Original materials from the time period involved. |
| military tactics | The science and art of organizing a military force, and techniques for using weapons to defeat an enemy. |
| Temujin | Genghis Khan's birth name. |
| Dynasty | A family of rulers. |
| mandarin | A Chinese government official. |
| siege | Military tactic focused on the attack of a city or fortification. |
| Yuan Dynasty | The Mongol dynasty in China started by Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan's grandson. |
| Black Death | The Bubonic plague; a disease that spread along trade routes and killed 25% of the world's population during the Middle Ages. |