describes the role pstoral societies played in world history before the mongol empire
created a series of nomadic empires controlled major trade routes
why did pastoral societies emerge only in afro Eurasian world and not in the americas
lack of large animals that could be domesticated in the americas
characteristic feature of pastoral societies was their
mobility
describes pastoral societies relationship with agricultural societies
pastoral societies sought food, manufactured goods, and luxury items from agricultural societies
in compariosn to mongol conquests of persia and china, mongol rule in russia
was not accompanies by mongol occupation
long term effect of the black death on european society
weakening of serfdom
obstacle to the creation of large empires among pastoralists
internal rivalry between clans
like arabs and persians, the turk between the 10th and 14th centuries
converted to islam and introduced the religion to the areas they conquered
nomadic empire that sever as a model for the turks and the mongols
Xiongnu
facilitated the creation of the mongol empire
territories the mongols invaded were experiencing internal divisions
describes the transformation of the turkic people form the 10th to 14th centuries
changed from polytheistic worshippers to followers and carries of a monotheistic islam
resulted from mongol rule over russia
adoption by russian princes of the mongols diplomatic rituals and court practices
a way in which the mongols contributed to the globalization of the eurasian world
providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long distance international commerce
which region gained the most from the exchanges of ideas and technologies facilitated by mongol empire
europe
contributed to temujins rise to power and recognition as chinggis khan of the great mongol nation
incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces
example of the mongol rulers policy toward people in the conquered territories
chinese and muslim officials were allowed to hold advisory toward people in the conquered territories
aspects of chinese civilization did mongol rulers in the yuan dynasty adopt
use of traditional confucian rituals
mongol women play in the administration on the mongol empire
advised on government policies and court decisions
most difficult and protracted of the mongols many conquests was in
china
what happened to the mongols in persia in the 14th century
mongols assimilated into persian society
mongol rule in russia facilitated the rise to power of which city
moscow
why was promoting international commerce important to the mongols
wanted to extract wealth from civilizations by taxing trade
example of the types of exchanges facilitated by mongol rule over much of eurasia
merging of the silk roads with trans saharan slave trade
feature of mongol rule
tolerance of all religions
reason western europe was not conquered by the mongols
black death devasted mongol army
example of ideas and techniques exchanged within the eusarsion network facilitated by mongol rule
transmission of the chinese practice of acupuncture to the middle east
mongol empire played significant role in world history because
brought together the nomadic peoples of inner eurasia and the agricultural civilizations of outer eurasia
