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Chapter 12 Quest
Question | Answer |
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What two things were the Mongols known for? | Their skill on horseback and ability to wage war. |
Who were the Mongols? | The Mongols were nomadic herders. |
Where did the Mongols live? | They lived in N of China in Mongolia. |
How did the Mongols (formation of people) live? | in tribes |
Why were they nomads. | They were herders who grazed their animals on the steppes. |
What are steppes? | Grassy rolling wide plains |
What year did the Mongol leaders meet in what desert? | 1206 and Gobi Desert |
What happened in 1206 in the Gobi Desert? | Temujin was elected Ghengis Khan. |
What does Ghengis Khan mean? | Strong Ruler |
What was well known about his army? | They used terror to conquer vast lands. |
Army? | 100,000 warriors, well trained groups, chosen for abilities |
What is terror? | Violent actions that are meant to scare people into srrendering. |
How did the Mongols rule? | Eventually peaceful, encouraging trade. They also respected conquered cultures and sometimes adopted cultures. |
What did the Mongols learn from the Chinese? | Gunpowder, fire lance made them more frightening in battle. |
How was Ghengis Khan's empire divided when he died? | Between his four sons. |
Who was Kublai Khan? | Ghengis khan's grandson and ruler who continued to conquest |
Where did Kublai Khan move the capital to and from? | Karakorum to Khanbaliq in China (Beijing) |
What does Yuan mean? | beginning |
What did the Mongols do in China? | Mongols had top gov't jobs Chinese kept gov't jobs Mongols were rulers but did not mix with chinese |
How did the Mongols feel about religion? | They were Buddhists but tolerant of other religions. |
Who was marco polo? | A famous European traveler from Italy. |
What does ming mean? | Brilliant |
Why did the Mongol power decline? | Weak leaders, Mongolian groups broke away, Chinese wanted own dynasty |
How did the ming dynasty begin? | Zhu Yuanzhang started rebellion and became emperor |
Where was the ming capital? | Nanjing |
What does Zhu's Alternate name mean? | Hong Wu=Military Emporer |
How did Hong Wu rule? | Cruelly- killed people suspected of treason |
What is treason? | Disloyalty to the gov't |
Who became emporer after Hong Wu Died? | Yong Le, his son |
How did Yong Le rule? | He was powerful and reformed China |
What was the Imperial and Forbidden City? | Imperial= gov't city with palaces and gov't hq Forbidden= limited home to emporers with beautiful gardens where emporer and court lived |
What did civil service exams do? | They ensured qualified people for jobs in gov't |
What is a census? | Count of people |
What did they do? | Collect taxes accurately |
What happened to the Chinese economy? | Grew and expanded |
What happened to agriculture | Thrived and grew more crops for trading |
What kind of cloth did the chinese wear | Cotton |
What were novels? | Long fictional stories |
Why did Zheng He send out voyages? | to show power, explore, and demand tribute |
Who led the journeys? | Zheng He |
How many voyages? | 7 |
What did Zheng He do on voyages? | traded with Africa and Asia |
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