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ch.4 world history
SALT 7th grade world history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the prized possessions of the Mongols? | Their horses. |
| Why wouldn’t their horses have won a prize for beauty or grace? | They were big-boned and heavy-muscles. |
| What does the title Genghis Khan mean? | Universal Ruler |
| In Genghis Khan’s form of government, what was supreme(or the most important thing)? | A person’s loyalty to his leader. |
| What was the punishment for several crimes, including horse stealing? | Death |
| Under whose law was every Mongol, including the khan? Who wrote this law code that dealt with every day life? | The Great Yasa, Genghis Khan wrote it. |
| Describe how an archer trained while riding a horse. | He was trained at 2 or 3 years old. He learned to perfect his ability and learned to string his bow while riding and to shoot his arrows when all of the horse’s hooves were off the ground. |
| What two articles of clothing did the Mongol horsemen wear to protect themselves? | Stiff armor made from animal hides, a shirt made of raw silk |
| How did this clothing protect the horsemen? | armor protected his body from arrows. Arrows couldn’t easily penetrate the raw silk shirts. If shot, a soldier could gently pull the shirt to pop out the arrow from the wound. The silk protected the wound and it would stay cleaner and heal quicker. |
| What is siege warfare? | A tactic used against towns and cities since the days of ancient empires. The soldiers shot arrows over the walls for days, weeks, or months, and also withheld food until the people gave up. |
| Describe the pretend retreat. | Pretending to be beaten, the Mongol soldiers retreated, leaving their camp empty. Soon the townspeople came out to plunder the camp. At that moment the Mongols swiftly returned from hiding and attacked the people. |
| Why were certain horsemen called "arrow riders"? | Because of their swift travel. |
| Describe what the arrow riders did. | Their bodies bandaged and greased against the weather and wear of riding, they ate and slept on horseback, never stopping until they reached their destination. |
| Describe the soil of Central Asia. | It is the poorest soil in all of Asia. |
| What is a yurt? | A round tent. |
| Why were the Mongols called the "People of the Felt Tents"? | Because they lived in round felt yurts. |
| How did the Mongols make their yurts? | They made them with frames of light wood covered with layers of heavy felt. |
| What did they do with the larger tents? | They kept them together and put them directly on carts. |
| Why did the Mongols face their doorways to the south? | To keep out the prevailing winds from the northeast. |
| What is an ordu? | A camp where a general lived. |
| What work did the women do in the ordu? | They did most of the work. They set up and took down the tents, made felt to cover the tents, drove ox carts, sewed clothing, cared for the flocks, and cooked. |
| What two jobs did the women NOT have? | Washing the dishes and washing the clothes. |
| What could the women do just as well as the men? | Handle a bow and ride horses. |
| What is kumiss? | The most common Mongol drink. It was made from mare’s milk. |
| What is one interesting feature of felt? | It can be shaped or sewn even before it dries. |
| True or false- The Mongols never gave up their nomadic ways. | False |
| What was Tengri? | The supreme god, who ruled all the spirits. |
| What does Tengri mean? | The great god of heaven. |
| What are shamans? | Certain men who had power over the spirits. |
| What is the traditional Mongol religion called? | Shamanism, |
| What did every yurt have? | small idols made of felt. |
| What was the most important Christian group in the Mongol Empire? | The Nestorians, also called the Church of the East. |
| Who do the Mongols say founded their church? | Thomas. |
| What did Marco Polo find when he traveled to China from Europe in the 1300s? | He found Nestorian churches all along the route. |
| Who established the Yuan dynasty? | Kublai Khan, Genghis’ grandson |
| Was it easy for Kublai Khan to conquer the island of Japan? | No, and his ships and men suffered defeat. |
| Which two men conquered much of Russia in the 1200s? | Genghis’s stepson Batu Khan and one of Genghis’ most honored generals. |
| Why did the Russians call the Mongols the "Golden Horde"? | Because their greased yurts shone in the sun. |
| When did Russia open up again to the West? | In the 1700s. |
| Under whose rule did Russia open to the West? | Peter the Great. |
| Who was the most famous Moghul ruler? | Akbar |
| What great architecture was built in India during the Moghul dynasty? | The Taj Majal |
| Who was Tamerlane, and how did he get his name? | A 5 ft8in. ruler named Timur. He was lame because of a childhood accident. They called him Timur the Lame, or Tamerlane. |
| Know about how changes in trade and leadership brought about the end of the Mongol rule | essay questions – study pages 94, 97 |
| Know about Genghis Khan's goal in life, and how he achieved it. What was the most important characteristic in his followers, who he put in leadership, and what he used to succeed in battle-his military tactics-what went into battle with the soldiers, etc | essay question – study pages 82-85 |
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