7th Ch 5-3 The Mongols

2. Khan (1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.
5. Starting point of the silk road. This city was established in 718 during the Tang Dynasty. China's greatest seaport, hosting a large community of foreign-born inhabitants from across the Eurasian world
6. A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia
8. Treeless plains, especially the high, flat expanses of northern Eurasia, usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to the Mongol military.
10. Desert A high desert in China and Mongolia.
12. Polo From Venice, Italy, he traveled to Khanbaliq and became good friends with Kublai Khan. Gave Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.

1. capital of the Yuan Dynasty, now known as Beijing
3. Dynasty Dynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kublai Khan, replaced the Song (1279-1368)
4. of the Golden Horde The official name for the Mongolian empire over Russia. Kiev fell to the Mongols and then they controlled southern Russia for 200 years.
7. Khan Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empire in history.
9. Dynasty Korean dynasty that ruled from 935 to 1392
11. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety