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Ch 18Nomadic Empires & Eurasion
Integration
BackgroundIncreasing role/influence of nomadic
culturesMany Turkish and Mongolian
campaigns
Turkish ExpansionMany Turkish groups, same languageTribal/clan organizationCame to dominate central Asia
Nomadic SocietyPastorialists due to arid climateUsed grazing animals to supply nearly
all needsBrisk trade w/settled societyCaravan trade
Social ClassesNobles and commonersNobles - acted as war leaders, not
administratorsFairly fluid society - nobility based
more on personal actions and attributes than hereditary status
ReligionAnimism/shamanismAlso tended to adopt religions of
settled society900’s - began to convert to Islam
Military OrganizationOrganized into confederations led by
khansAdvantage based on cavalry/archers900’s began to develop into imperial
states
Saljuk Turks became intertwined w/Abbasid
EmperiaTurkish sultans became the real rulers
b 1055Increasing interest in Asia MinorGained control by 1071 (except city of
Constantinople)
Ghaznavid TurksPushed into northern India - early 1000’sOrginally looters, est more permanent
interest and control over time1200’s - Delhi sultanate controlled N.
IndiaConstantly undermined by rajahsArmy allowed them to hold territory but
not to build on it
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