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Mongol Empire and Military Innovations

Explore the history and military strategies of the Mongols, including their leaders, conquests, and advancements. Learn about the Yuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan, the Golden Horde, and more.

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Mongol Empire and Military Innovations

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  1. JEOPARDY The Mongols

  2. Categories 100 200 300 400 500 The Mongols 100 200 300 400 More Mongols 500 Mongolians 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 More Mongolians 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Mongol Mania 300 100 200 400 500 Vocabulary

  3. This is the Mongolian word for elite cavalry force. What is ordo?

  4. This is the name of the Chinese dynasty established by the Mongols. What is the Yuan Dynasty?

  5. Who was Batu? This is the Mongol leader who nearly conquered Vienna in Austria.

  6. What are the iron stirrup, specially designed saddles, and the strong horned bow? These are two of the advantages Mongol cavalry had over other military forces of the time?

  7. He was the greatest of all nomadic leaders and extended the Mongol Empire through Persia to northern China, including Korea. Who was Genghis Khan?

  8. This was one of the four regional subdivions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and covered much of present day Russia. What was the Golden Horde?

  9. This man emerged from an impoverished Chinese family to found the Ming Dynasty world. Who was Ju Yuanzhang?

  10. This Kievan Russian Prince saved the city of Novgorod from the Mongols by submitting to their demands. Who was Alexander Nevskii?

  11. These were the basic fighting units of the Mongol forces made up of 10,000 cavalrymen and then divided up into smaller units. What were Tumens?

  12. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  13. This was the religion of many Mongols which focused on nature spirits. What was the Shamanistic religion?

  14. He was the grandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of the Ilkhan khanate who captured and destroyed Abbasid Baghdad. Who was Hulegu?

  15. He was the grandson of Chinggis Khan and was given the title Great Khan and established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271. Who was Kubilai Khan ?

  16. This was the Mongolian name for the capital of the Yuan Dynasty and also present day Beijing. What was Tatu?

  17. She was the influential wife of Kublai Khan and demonstrated a refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social habits of Confucian China. Who was Chabi?

  18. These were the Muslim slave warriors who established a dynasty in Egypt and defeated the Mongols at AinJalut in 1260 C.E. Who were the Mamluks?

  19. He was the Third son of Chinggis Khan and succeeded him as Mongol Khan ( he drank too much). Who was Ogedei?

  20. This was one of the four regional subdivions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and eventually included much of the Abbasid Empire. What was the Ilkhan Khanate?

  21. He was the Mongol like invader who said he was a descendent of Chinggis Khan and who conquered most of ancient persia and sacked the Indian city of Delhi. Who was Timur the lame or Timur-I Lang?

  22. He was the mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests. Who was Prester John?

  23. These are the two Italian city states that made contact with the Mongolian Empire and established lucrative trade routes with the Mongols and Chinese. What were Venice and Genoa?

  24. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  25. These were two of the social classes that were promoted in Mongolian/Chinese culture which in the past had been considered undesirable. What were merchants and artisans?

  26. This was another profession promoted by Kubilai Khan which had previously been despised by the Chinese and looked on as worthless or petty criminals. What was acting or actors?

  27. These were the two Chinese Empires defeated by the Mongols in northern China by Chinggis Khan. What were the Qin and Xi Xia Empires?

  28. He was the most famous European to visit the court of Kubilai Khan and establish trading rights with the Mongols. Who was the Venetian, Marco ----- Polo?

  29. He was the Turkic ruler of Muslim Khwarazm and was conquered by the Mongols in 1220. Who was Muhammad Shah II ?

  30. They were the rulers of the Xi Xia kingdom of northwest China during the southern Song Period and conquered by the Mongols in 1226. Who were the Tangut?

  31. This was the secret religious society dedicated to the overthrow of the Yuan Dynasty. What was the White Lotus Society?

  32. This was Chinggis Khan’s name and the title he took after defeating his rivals. What was Temujin and his title was Khagan?

  33. What were the cannon, gunpowder, the stirrup, spies, the horned bow, siege engines, heavy and light cavalry? These were some of the military innovations used by the Mongols to conquer their enemies.

  34. This is where Chinggis Khan established his new capital in the center of his vast Empire. What was Karakorum?

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