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The Mongols
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nomads | people who wander from place to place in search of a way to take care of their economics (food, water, shelter) |
| Genghis Khan | Was responsible for bringing together all Mongol tribes into a single confederation |
| Pax Mongolia | unprecedented long-distance trade |
| Marco Polo | an Italian merchant traveled to the court of Kublai Khan in the late 1200’s. His writings introduced Europeans to the beauty and riches of China |
| Ibn Battuta | a scholar from Morocco. traveled first to Mecca and then through Asia Minor, Persia, India, Indonesia, China, and Spain. |
| Russia in Bondage | The Mongols influenced Russian military and political organization, but most significantly isolated them from developments in Western Europe did not experience the Renaissance or Reformation |
| Effects of Mongols in Russia | Good: Centralization politically Protected Russia from attacks Bad: Russia cut off from political, economic, and intellectual development |