The Mongols

3. Their mail system would be replicated later in the United States, in the form of the ____ Express
4. The empire split into _____ sections
6. Weapons were made so that they could be used easier while riding these into battle
7. An ingenious and efficient mail system for the time
9. What was the best weapon of choice in the military?
10. Under Genghis Kahn, all religious leaders were exempt from ________ and from public service
12. What type of monarchy did the mongols have?
13. During fighting the _______ attacked first and was then followed by a brutal cavalry charge
15. This type of warfare was used to win their battles
16. The Battle of Ain _____ in 1260 marked the high-water point of the Mongol conquests
17. Other than Chinese, Turkic, and Iranian, the Mongols spoke what other language?
18. The empire began to split due to wars over _________
20. Beginning in the Central Asian _______ and spreading to Sea of Japan
23. Mongols were occasionally referred to as ______ by the people they terrorized
24. They was overthrown by the ____ Dynasty in 1368

1. One of the most powerful Mongol empires was the Golden _____, a large kingdom established by Batu Khan
2. The empire was governed by a non-democratic parliamentary-style central assembly called
5. The Yuan Dynasty was set up by ________
8. Connected the east with the west with an enforced Pax _________ allowing trade
11. The Mongol military organization was simple but effective, based on the _______ system
14. Khubilai Kahn had a high tolerance for _________ freedom
18. One of the biggest reasons why Genghis Khan was able to form the Mongol Empire (military tactic)
19. One of the largest sources of income for the Mongol empire was the ____ road
21. What disease their global trade bring back to them?
22. A code of law devised by Genghis, called _____, meaning "order" or "decree"