Exam 14: Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

When the Mongol forces overcame a city,they routinely separated out those with specialized skills and sent them to a place where their services were needed.

After 1215,the Mongol capital in China was

The most important institution of the Mongol state was the clan,which magnified the power of the small population.

Russia was dominated from the thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries by the

At Manzikert in 1071,the Saljuq Turks won an important victory over the

The Mongol naval campaign against Japan in 1281

Nomadic people did not wander aimlessly through the steppes;rather,they followed migratory cycles.

Most of the Mongol states

Mongols of the group known as the Golden Horde overran Russia and mounted expeditions into Poland,Hungary,and Germany in the thirteenth century.

Examine the influence of Turkish tribes in Persia,Anatolia,and India.What inspired the Turks to conquer these areas?

The capital of Tamerlane's empire was

Nomadic peoples' military might was based on their

The Ottoman campaign culminated in 1453 when Osman captured the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.

Through what means did the Mongols integrate Eurasian cultures? List and explain at least five ways they did this.

Examine the rise of the Ottoman Turks.How did they benefit from other conquerors that came before them? How important was the conquest of Constantinople?

By facilitating trade and communications throughout Eurasia,the Mongols unwittingly expedited the spread of bubonic plague.

In the tenth century,the Turks living near the Abbasid empire began a large-scale conversion to

Examine Map 14.2,The Mongol empires,ca.1300C.E.How were the Mongols able to create the largest empire in history? Did they form a unified empire? How did they influence Eurasia?

What role did religion(s)play in the nomadic empires? What generalizations can you make? What are the significant differences?

The earliest religion of the Turkish peoples was