Question

crash course worksheet answers: 1. the mongols were nomads. nomads migrate according to climate conditions so they can feed their flocks. 2. nomads don’t generally produce manufactured goods, which means they need to trade, so they almost always live near settled people. 3. pastoral nomads tend to be more egalitarian, especially where women are concerned. 4. genghis or chinggis__ khan was born around 1162 with the name temujin to a lowly clan chief. 5. he united the tribes by promoting people based on merit, and by bringing lower classes of conquered people into his own tribe. 6. after genghis died in 1227, his son ogedei khan expanded the empire even more. genghis’ grandson, mongke khan, captured baghdad, the capital of the abbasid empire. another grandson, kublai khan conquered china’s song dynasty in 1279. 7. historians believe there are currently about sixteen million direct descendants of genghis khan on the earth. (because he raped so many women!!) 8. after genghis’ death, the mongol empire was split into four pieces called khanates, which meant it didn’t stay unified. 9. genghis khan’s army was built on speed and archery. 10. the mongols adopted gunpowder, probably introducing it to europeans. 11. the mongols reinvigorated cross - eurasian silk road trade, which they valued because they could tax it, so they made travel very safe. 12. the mongols increased communication through eurasia by developing the yam__ system, using road side rest stops or relay stations as well as a kind of passport.

Explanation:

This worksheet focuses on historical facts about the Mongols, including their nomadic lifestyle, the rise of Genghis Khan and his descendants, the structure of the Mongol Empire, military - related aspects, adoption of gunpowder, trade and communication developments.

Answer:

1. flocks
2. trade
3. egalitarian
4. Genghis or Chinggis; Temujin
5. merit; lower
6. Ogedei; Abbasid; Kublai
7. sixteen
8. Khanates
9. speed; archery
10. gunpowder
11. Silk; Road
12. yam