Bats and Vocab 18
Chapter 18 Bats and vocab Absent Nomadic life A nomad is someone who lives by traveling from place to place. Silk roads routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, Commoners an ordinary person, without rank or title. Charismatic leadership The guidance provided to an organization by one or more individuals seen as heroic or inspiring Khan a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries. polygamy the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time Sorghaghtani Beki was one of the most powerful and competent women in the Mongol
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Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering Mahmud of ghazni was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire Temujin He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia Steppe diplomacy Mongol system of tribal alliances Calvaries were forces that fought principally on horseback Psychological warfare actions intended to reduce an opponent's morale. Great khans title of imperial rank in the Mongolian and Turkic languages equal to the status of emperor Khubilai The emperor Yuan dynasty in Mongolia and China, a division of the Mongol Empire. Yuan Dynasty The dynasty ruled by Khubilai Kamikaze Divine winds
Rabban sauma monk turned diplomat of the Church of the East faith Marco Polo Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveller Bubonic plague A deadly disease, that was easily spread in the medieval times, mostly due to lack of hygiene Timur the lame was a TurkoMongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid dynasty Osman the founder and namesake of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman
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Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering Mahmud of ghazni was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire Temujin He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia Steppe diplomacy Mongol system of tribal alliances Calvaries were forces that fought principally on horseback Psychological warfare actions intended to reduce an opponent's morale. Great khans title of imperial rank in the Mongolian and Turkic languages equal to the status of emperor Khubilai The emperor Yuan dynasty in Mongolia and China, a division of the Mongol Empire. Yuan Dynasty The dynasty ruled by Khubilai Kamikaze Divine winds
Rabban sauma monk turned diplomat of the Church of the East faith Marco Polo Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveller Bubonic plague A deadly disease, that was easily spread in the medieval times, mostly due to lack of hygiene Timur the lame was a TurkoMongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid dynasty Osman the founder and namesake of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman
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