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Genghis Kahn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire | Genghis Kahn |
| the largest contiguous empire in history | Mongol |
| Nomads | people who wander from place to place |
| After conquering the Mongol Empire | he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China. |
| Genghis Khan was born "___________" in Mongolia around ____. | "Temujin", 1162 |
| His death was in | 1227 |
| "Temujin" was a member of the ____________ tribe and a descendant of _________ _____________ | Borjigin tribe, Khabul Khan |
| the meaning of Genghis Kahn | "Universal Ruler" |
| leading shaman declared Genghis Khan the the supreme god of the Mongols. | representative of Mongke Koko Tengri (the "Eternal Blue Sky"), |
| With his declaration of divine status, it was accepted that GK destiny was | to rule the world |
| Mongol armies were driven by | spiritual inspiration and environmental circumstances |
| GK armies were motivated because | Food and resources were becoming scarce as the population grew |
| they invaded the Jin Dynasty of Northern China for | endless rice fields |
| Campaign against Jin Dynasty lasted | nearly 20 years, |
| Genghis Khan's armies were also active in the west against | border empires and the Muslim world |
| Scholars describe the period after the Khwarizm campaign as the . | Pax Mongolica |
| The empire was governed by a legal code known as . | Yassa |
| Developed by Genghis Khan, the code was based on | Mongol common law |
| the code also contained edicts that | prohibited blood feuds, adultery, theft and bearing false witness. |