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Ch 11 - Mongolia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steppe | large grass covered plain |
| khan | ruler |
| Genghis Khan | untied the Monhol tribes in 1206 AD |
| catapult | device used to hurl large stones over long distances |
| Kublai Kahn | grandson of Ghengis Khan, founded the Yuan dynasty |
| Marco Polo | European trader who visited China during the Yuan dynasty |
| ascendancy | a rise to a position of power |
| Hongwu | founder of the Ming Dynasty |
| despot | cruel tyrant |
| treason | disloyal actions against the state |
| Yongle | moved China's capital to to Beijing |
| tributary state | country that pays goods or money to a more powerful nation |
| kowtow | custom of touching one's head to the ground as a symbol of respect |
| Zheng He | court official for the Ming dynasty who led maritime expeditions |
| conservative | resistant to change |
| wok | large round-bottomed pan |
| draft animal | animal used to pull a load |