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AP World History Chapter 14. The Last Nomadic Challenge: Oh No, the Mongols!!. Mongol Culture. Nomadic pastoralists Goats, sheep Tribe Divided into clans Temporary confederations Leaders elected. Khan. Kabul Khan 1100s, defeats Qin forces Grandson, Temujin
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AP World HistoryChapter 14 The Last Nomadic Challenge: Oh No, the Mongols!!
Mongol Culture • Nomadic pastoralists • Goats, sheep • Tribe • Divided into clans • Temporary confederations • Leaders elected
Khan • Kabul Khan • 1100s, defeats Qin forces • Grandson, Temujin • Chinggis Khan 1207, expedition • Xi-Xia, Tangut king defeated • Kara Khitai defeated • Mongolian Unity • Khwarazm, Muhammad Shah II defeated • Xi-Xia kingdom and Qin Empire destroyed • 1227, death of Chinggis Khan • Capital at karakorum • Shamanistic • Tolerated other religions • New administration • Commerce thrives
Khan • Chinggis Khan • Born Temujin • Develops alliances among Mongols • 1206, elected khagan (supreme ruler) • 1227, division of empire • Three sons, one grandson • Ogedei, third son • Elected great khan
Building the Mongol War Machine • Mounted warriors • Tumens (10,000) troops • Brilliant mounted fighters • Messenger force • Adopted gunpowder, cannons
Mongol Conquests Mongols first invaded kingdoms in China then turned west to the Islamic world and finally conquered the kingdoms of Russia. Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) mobilized the Horde to invade many countries outside of Mongolia. Mongols were the most formidable nomadic challenge to the stationary civilizations. Their powerful short bows, fired from horseback, were devastating weapons. Harsh discipline, enforced through a formal code, brought punishments and rewards for conduct.
China Under Mongol Rule The Mongols conquered the Northern kingdoms of China. (Xi and Xia, completely destroyed over two million people) The Mongols captured fortified cities those that resisted were either killed or enslaved.
Mongols in Europe Ogodei The armies of the Golden Horde, swept westward till they reached into Poland and Russia. The Khan’s defeated the Russians in 1236 CE. Kingdoms were spared if they paid tribute. Kingdoms that refused were burned to the ground and the soil was turned red with blood. Ogedei renews attack on China Kubilai Khan Grandson of Chinggis Khan Attacks Song 1271, transformation to Yuan dynasty Capital at Tatu (Beijing)
Mongol Positives • Mongol women retain liberties • Chabi, wife of Kubilai, influential • Mongol patronage • Attracts scholars, artists • Religious toleration • Buddhists, Nestorians, Latin Christians, Daoists, Muslims • Marco Polo • Visits court Kubilai • China • Protects peasant lands • Famine relief • Tax, labor burden lessened
The Brief Ride of Timur • Timur-i Lang (Tamerlane) • Turkish • Base at Samarkand • 1405, death • Empire dissolves • End of steppe nomad conquests