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The Mongols
Q3 W7 & 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caravan | a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia |
| Khan | Mongolian leader |
| Silk Road | a series of trade routes stretching across Asia connecting Europe and China |
| Yurt | tents made out of felt or animal hide |
| Export | to send goods to another country for sale |
| Pax Mongolica | period of peace during the 1200s and 1300s because of Mongol rule across most of Asia. Latin for "Mongol Peace" |
| Steppe | a large area of flat grassland that stretches across Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| Fleet | a large group of ships |
| Khanates | separate kingdoms within the Mongol Empire |
| Typhoon | a hurricane in the Indian or western Pacific Oceans |