Mongols

What is a steppe

Vast, treeless grassland middle of Asia (Ukraine to Siberia)

What kind of house did Mongols live in

Yurts, allowed them to easily pick up and move, one yurt per family

Where does Mongol history come from

Legends and tradition (no writing system)

What food are Mongols known for

Mutton and milk

What animal did Mongols use

Horses, allowed them to have the strongest calvary

What is the ruler of a Mongol tribe called

Khan

What were women like in Mongol culture

Relatively equal, influential in the family

Who was Temujin

Genghis Khan (“oceanic ruler”), the dream was to see the sea, died in 1227 and the tomb was never found, first to unify the Mongols

What was special about the Mongols conquering China

They won but ending up assimilating

What were the Khanates and their religion

China - confucianism, Europe - Christianity, Middle East - Islam

What was the West’s response to the Mongols

Fear, Yellow Peril

What is kamikaze

Divine wind, believed they were blessed by god (influenced WWII)

What was the Mongols connection to the outside world

Tech (gunpowder, cannons in war), introduced the Black Death by throwing infected bodies into European cities, Marco Polo