Mongolian Empire Review Flashcards

Flashcards to review the key aspects of the Mongolian Empire, including its khanates, strategies, and impacts for an upcoming exam.

Khanate of the Golden Horde

One of the four khanates of the Mongol Empire, located in the western part of the empire. Major cities included Kiev and Moscow.

Chagatai Khanate

One of the four khanates of the Mongol Empire, located in Central Asia. Major cities included Kashgar and Samarkhand.

Ilkhanate

One of the four khanates of the Mongol Empire, located in Persia/Middle East. Major cities included Tabriz, Sultaniyya and Baghdad.

Khanate of the Great Khan/Yuan Dynasty

One of the four khanates of the Mongol Empire, located in China. Major cities included Karakorum, Xanadu, Beijing, and Hangzhou.

Mongolian Empire - Positive Impacts

Facilitated trade and cultural exchange across Eurasia, fostered some degree of political stability within its vast territory during Pax Mongolica.

Mongolian Empire -Negative Impacts

Widespread destruction, death, and displacement due to Mongol conquests, spread of diseases like the bubonic plague.