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Ch 11 - Mongolia
Question | Answer |
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steppe | large grass covered plain |
khan | ruler |
Genghis Khan | untied the Monhol tribes in 1206 AD |
catapult | device used to hurl large stones over long distances |
Kublai Kahn | grandson of Ghengis Khan, founded the Yuan dynasty |
Marco Polo | European trader who visited China during the Yuan dynasty |
ascendancy | a rise to a position of power |
Hongwu | founder of the Ming Dynasty |
despot | cruel tyrant |
treason | disloyal actions against the state |
Yongle | moved China's capital to to Beijing |
tributary state | country that pays goods or money to a more powerful nation |
kowtow | custom of touching one's head to the ground as a symbol of respect |
Zheng He | court official for the Ming dynasty who led maritime expeditions |
conservative | resistant to change |
wok | large round-bottomed pan |
draft animal | animal used to pull a load |