AP World History 2.2, 2.5, 2.6

Gobi Desert-Desert in East Asia

Khan-king

Kuriltai- Meeting of Mongol chiefs

Khanate-kingdom

Siege weapons- weapons used to attack walled fortifications

Pax Mongolica- the period between the 13th and 14th centuries known as Mongolian peace.

Uyghur alphabet- Alphabet used by Genghis Khan as a means to unite all of Mongolia.

Batu-son of khans oldest son

Golden Horde- Batu’s army

 Moscow-city state in Russia

IlKhanate- Hulegu's kingdom

Kublai Khan- Genghis Khan's grandson who set eyes on China

Yuan dynasty-established by Kublai Khan

White lotus society- formed to overthrow the Yuan dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang- a Buddhist monk who led the revolt to overthrow the Yuan dynasty.

Ming Dynasty- came after the Yuan Dynasty.

Tamerlane - conquered central Asian territories.

Hangzhou- a city in China that shows how trade supported  urbanization

Constantinople- a heavily walled city in Turkey

Black death- plague in western Europe

Marco Polo- An Italian native from Venice who wrote and published books about China.

Ibn Battuta-Muslim scholar from Morocco

Margery Kempe-English mystic