Exam 14: Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

What does the text mean when it states that most of the Mongol leaders were better conquerors than administrators? How was this evident in the various Mongol states? Were there exceptions to that rule?

The Ghaznavid Turkish leader who raided and plundered India in the eleventh century was

The largest empire of all time was created by the

What influence did the Mongols have on Eurasian trade and cultural integration?

How were Persia and China influenced by Mongol conquests? How were the Mongols transformed by their contact with the Persians and Chinese?

In 1295,the Ilkhan Ghazan converted to which religion,causing it to become the favored religion in Persia?

Nomadic people did not trade with settled people,needing neither manufactured nor agricultural products.

How did the Turks come to topple the Byzantine empire?

The nomadic Turkish tribes made use of kumiss,which

The term sultan means

The political power of the khans was based on

How did the Mongols come to conquer China? What were the key elements in their success?

Mahmud of Ghazni's incursion into India in the eleventh century was inspired by

Discuss the military organization,techniques,and strategies of these Asian nomads.How did these abilities make their military so formidable?

How did the geography of central Asia affect the development of the nomadic cultures? How did these people adapt to their environment? What advantages did their adaptations give them?

How dependent were the nomadic societies on their animals? How is this dependence different from today? How did this dependence influence the development of the nomadic societies?

Examine the social structure and culture of Turkish nomadic tribes.How were the tribes structured? What role did warfare play in determining social status?

Examine the life of the Turkish nomadic tribes.How did they adjust to their environments? How did the environment limit their development? How did the environment and their nomadic lifestyle influence their intellectual world?