genghis khan

what year was he born

1167

what year did he come to power

1206

what year did he die

1227

what was his home country

mongolia

what was his birth name

temujin

what is the weird story about his birth

he was born holding a blood clot

how was his dad important to the tribe

he was the khan

how old was he when he took the khanship from his dad

16

what was his wife’s name

borte

who was his friend that betrayed him

jamuqa

what countries did he border

china, india, and turkey

how did he “encourage” peoples to surrender

massacred

what was his succession plan

he would split up the country in between his four sons and his youngest son got the title of khan, it was a clear but shaky succession

how did his brutal reign bring stability

he established trade between the eastern and western worlds

what is the definition of meritocracy

wealth, status, and power were earned not inherited

what animals did the mongolians descend from

a doe and a wolf

what were some of genghis’ great tactics

the feigned retreat, the circle with gap, bringing in heavy cavalry last, and the caracole

how did the caracole work

a group of archers on horses charged the line and another group fell back and they weaved forward and backward multiple times while shooting forward and backward shots

what is the name of the famous backwards shot

the parthian shot

what is a translation of genghis khan

khan of all oceans

what was the ancient chinese city the mongolians captured and massacred

zhongdu

what kind of lifestyle did the mongolians have and how does it compare to ours

nomadic vs sedentary

what kind of people was easier for the mongolians to fight

sedentary

why was it hard for the mongolians to fight in india

the jungles didn’t suit their fighting style

what is the difference between the mongols’ bows and the english

the recurve bow vs the long bow

list all of the circles of hell so far and their sins

0. vestibule-no decisions

1. limbo-unbaptized and virtuous pagans

2. lustful-lust

3. gluttony-glutton

4. spendthrifts and hoarders-extravagant spending and greed

5. wrathful and slothful-anger expressed and repressed

6. heresy-not preaching God rightly

7. violence-against God, self, and others

who does dante the pilgrim represent

us

what does virgil represent in dante’s inferno

reason

what does beatrice represent in dante’s inferno

divine grace

what does gravity represent in dante’s inferno

the weight of sin and the consequences of one's actions, the way up is down