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Mongol Empire
Q and A for the Mongol Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What period of time was when the Mongols took over most of Eurasia? | 1206 - 1368 |
| How much percent did the Mongols took over in terms of landmass. | 17% |
| Describe the Eurasian Steppe | Band of dry grassland spanning from Europe and East Asia . |
| What did the Mongols consist of? | Loose collection of tribes from the steppes oof China. They lived in semi-nomadic communities were low with no centralized government. |
| Why might climate change be a reason for the Mongols to invade other societies? | Drought diminished pasture lands that they relied on. |
| There were two weapons that helped the Mongol's invade, what were they? | 1. Horse back warfare 2. Genghis Khan |
| As Genghis Khan ruled, what were the four parts named that would be separately ruled? | Khanate of the Great Khan in Mongolia and China, Chagatai Khanate, Ilkhanate in central Persia, Khanate of the golden herd. |
| In terms of trade how did the Mongols develop it? | They warded off bandits and encouraged trade |
| After overthrowing the Song Dynasty in 1279, how did it make the Mongols even more powerful? | Network in trade would expand, new ideas came around with mathematics and medicine coming to Europe, Italians using an Islamic numbering system. |
| How tolerant were the Mongols in terms of religion? | very tolerant, offered respect and tax benefits to leaders of other regions, it became a religious melting pot. |
| Mongols adopted anything the was superior to them, how would they do this for astronomers? | They would often consult many different astronomers and allow observatories open. |
| How would the Black Plague negatively affect the Khans? | It weakened the Khanates, with the Mongol Yuan dynasty falling in 1368 to the Ming. |