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Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration

Ch. 17. Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration. Economy and Society of Nomadic Pastoralism Nomadic Pastoralists and their animal s - Herds of animals - adapted to ecological conditions -followed migratory cycles that took account of seasons and local climate

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Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration

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  1. Ch. 17 Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration

  2. Economy and Society of Nomadic Pastoralism Nomadic Pastoralists and their animals - Herds of animals - adapted to ecological conditions -followed migratory cycles that took account of seasons and local climate - climate limited development of human society - produced limited pottery, leather goods, iron weapons, and tools i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  3. Nomadic and Settled Peoples - traded w/settled peoples - agriculture and manufactured goods - linked societies from China to Mediterranean Basin Nomadic Society - two social classes: nobles & commoners - nobles: charismatic leaders, clans & tribes into alliances, fluid class -commoners: gain recognition and move up Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  4. Gender Relations - adult males dominated - women: tended to animals, excellent horse riders & archers Nomadic Religion - Turkish religion revolved around shaman- religious specialist (supernatural powers) -6th century many Turks converted to Buddhism, Christianity, or Manicheism i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  5. Turkish Conversion to Islam - 10th century large scale conversion; esp. Turks Military Organization - Khans (rulers), indirectly through leaders of allied tribes - superior equestrian skills - these skills helped to attack settle communities of wealth i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  6. Turkish Empires in Persia, Anatolia and India Saljuq Turks and the Abbasid Empire - entered the above reasons for different reasons at different times - opportunities for trade - along borders of Abbasid realm at times served in Abbasid army - 11th c. overpower caliphs, who become figureheads i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  7. Saljuq Turks and the Byzantine Empire - migrating in Anatolia 11th c. - peasants viewed them as liberators - displaced Byzantine authorities, set up own political and social institutions - discriminated against the Byzantine Empire - welcomed converts to Islam i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  8. Ghaznavid Turks and the Sultanate of Delhi - led raids in lucrative sites of N. India - goal at first was to plunder later more interested in permanent rule - foe of Buddhism and Hinduism, destroyed many sacred temples, shrines, monastaries - encouraged conversion to Islam i. Turkish Migrations & Imperial Expansion

  9. Chinngis Khan and the making of the Mongol Empire Chinggis Khan’s Rise to Power - Unifier of the Mongols originally named Temujin - alliance w/Mongol clan leader, steppe diplomacy (loyalty but betrayal through advancement) - brought all Mongol tribes into a single confederation - 1206 became known as Chinggis Khan (universal ruler) II. The Mongol Empire

  10. Mongol Political Organization - mistrusted Mongol tribal organization - had military pledge allegiance to him alone, no tribal affiliation - most important part of the empire was the army Mongol Army - relied on equestrian skills and archery - after united all Mongols turned his attention to Central Asian conquests II. The Mongol Empire

  11. Mongol Conquest of N. China - extended Mongol rule to Northern China, dominance by 1220 Mongol Conquest of Persia - ruled by Saljuqs known as the Khwarazm shah - despised Mongols ordered them to assassinate Chinggis Khan, unsuccessful - Chinggis retaliated and took control of his army and his realm - destroyed qanat irrigation system - no establish central gov’t, assigned overlords for administration. II. The Mongol Empire

  12. The Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan Khubilai Khan - after Chinggis death there was a power struggle, divided empire into 4 regional realms amongst grandsons. - Consolidated China - ruthless attacks against enemies, improved welfare of subjects, tolerant of religions II. The Mongol Empire

  13. Mongol Conquest of Southern China - Kubilai in 1279 est. Yuan Dynasty till 1368 - attempted several invasions in SE Asia but was unsuccessful The Golden Horde -1237-1241 -maintained a large army -extracted tribute from Russian cities and agricultural production, did not find the land appealing II. The Mongol Empire

  14. The llkhanate of Persia -Khubilai’s brother Hulegu defeated Abbasid empire and started the Mongol’s ilkhanate in Persia. - needed to become governors as well as conquerors - difficult adjustment as administrators - could not maintain land lost most of it w/in a century. II. The Mongol Empire

  15. Mongol Rule in Persia - Mongols in China frowned upon their subjects, they were mere cultivators - outlawed marriages, forbade them from learning the Mongol languages, resisted assimilation to Chinese cultures, dismantled Confucian educational end exam system. - did not do their own administrations but rather brought in others to administer - tolerated religious and cultural traditions II. The Mongol Empire

  16. Mongols and Buddhism - Most Mongols followed native shamans - Others followed Lamaist Buddhism similar to their original beliefs - Lamaist- made room for magic & super- natural, recognized Mongols as legitimate rulers, and Mongol khans as incarnations of the Buddha II. The Mongol Empire

  17. Mongols and Eurasian Integration The Mongols and Trade - linked lands more directly - maintained a good courier network relaying news, information, & gov’t orders - encouragement of travel and communication facilitated trade, diplomatic travel, missionary efforts and people to new lands - safe trade routes allowed for more merchants to travel allowing for more commercial investment -creating a safe direct link between China and Europe for the first time II. The Mongol Empire

  18. Diplomatic Missions - diplomatic communication was essential, security of roads and travelers benefitted ambassadors as well as merchants. Missionary Effects - highways for missionaries as well as merchants (Islam, LamaistBuddhism, Nestorian Christians, Roman Catholics) II. The Mongol Empire

  19. Resettlement - moving people into new lands - often recruited specialized workers from their allies and placed them in areas among the empire where they were needed. - Uigher Turks often used for their intellect - often conquered people who were specialized were integrated into the empire - this promoted Eurasian integration and exchanges of peoples from different societies II. The Mongol Empire

  20. Decline of the Mongols in Persia and China Collapse of the Ilkhanate - Persiaexcessive spending of treasury, overexploitation of peasantryreduced revenue - Paper money attemptdrive metals to gov’tunsuccessfulmerchants closed shops -Gov’t struggles when last Mongol ruler died the Ilkhanate essentially did too. II. The Mongol Empire

  21. Decline of the Yuan Dynasty - did not have reserves to back up paper moneypopulation lost confidence prices rises to reflect diminished value - internal fighting (power struggles, assassinations, civil wars) Bubonic Plague -facilitating trade and communication unknowingly spread the disease - SW ChinaChina & C. AsiaSW Asia & Europe - depopulation in China and labor shortages weakened the Mongol regime II. The Mongol Empire

  22. Surviving Mongol Khanates - Despite their collapse in Persia and China Mongols did not completely disappear - Khanate in Chaghatai prevailed in C. Asia -Threat in NW borders of China - Khanates of the Golden Horde continued to be successful near lands N of the Black and Caspian Sea. -Mongol near Russia cont’d to be a threat until Josef Stalin forcibly moved them II. The Mongol Empire

  23. Tamerlane the Whirlwind The Lame Conqueror - the end of the Mongols created a political vacuum. -Ming took over China - Turkish Timur aka Tamerlame took over Persia - Modeled himself after Chinggis Khan, steppe politics III. After the Mongols

  24. Tamerlane’s Conquest - Places invaded and used for taxes include: Persia, Afghanistan, Golden Horde, India, attempts in Asia & Anatolia, tried for China but died before it could be accomplished in 1405 - Like others he was a conqueror not a ruler, no real administration, only tribal leaders were allies, relied on overlords in his conquered territories III. After the Mongols

  25. Tamerlane’s heirs - no organization meant conflicts between sons and grandsons. -territory divided into four parts The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire Osman -after the Mongols collapsed nomadic people moved into territories of Anatolia. - Series of campaigns of conquest emerged one of its leaders was Osman -1299 he declares independence from the Saljuq sultans and begins to create his own state - His followers begin to be called Ottomans III. After the Mongols

  26. Ottoman Conquests - Places of Ottoman spread and conquest include: Dardanelles at Gallipoli on the Balkan peninsula and into the Byzantine Empire The Capture of Constantinople - captured by Sultan Mehmed II, aka “Mehmed the Conqueror” - changed name to Istanbul, absorbed rest of Byzantine empire including Greece and the Balkan region as far as SW Asia, SE Europe, Egypt, and N Africa. III. After the Mongols

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