mongols&nomads test review
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NomadsPastoral Societies How are they similar to hunter-gatherers?Nomadic Social & Political Structures not
urban
How are the different than hunter-gatherers?
Animals! More contact with settled civs.
How are they different from settled agricultural civilizations?
Population density was lessSocial Class Structure was more equitable and less
stratifiedPolitical Structure was often clan or tribe based
Nomads
How were the Xiongu, Mongols, Arabs, and Turks able to kick so much civilized butt?
TRIBES / CLANS united (at least for a while)
Nomads are like an army already
MONGOL CONQUESTSWhat allowed the Mongols to conquer and build a huge empire? (5,6,7)Give 5 reasons/characteristics that allowed the Mongols to dominate?Incorporated conquered people into the
Mongol militaryPromoted officers based on merit, not
family tiesSuperior organizationSuperior tactics (retreat, deception,
encirclement)United the Mongol tribes
Mongol EmpireWhat allowed the Mongols to CONTROL a huge
empire?Religious toleranceFewer taxes as merchants crossed fewer
bordersIncorporated conquered people into lower-level
and advisory positions of governmentEncouraged trade/spread of cultures and ideasMoved skilled artisans, government workers,
and craftsmen to different parts of the empire.
Mongols in CHINA – the Yuan DynastyMongol rule in China: the Yuan Dynasty (8,9)
How did the Yuan Dynasty change the Chinese political structure?
Mongols had the mandate! United a divided China.
Scholar-officials out / Non-Chinese in
How did the Mongols change Chinese social structure?
Non-Chinese, Merchants, & Women’s status
Mongols in CHINA – the Yuan DynastyHow did the Mongols change Chinese culture?
They didn’t (at least not much).Buddhists gained some power
How did the Mongols / Yuan Dynasty fall?Typhoons destroyed the Mongol military as
they attempted to invade JapanMongols fought each otherDisease epidemics and inflationRebellions by Chinese peasants
Mongol IMPACTMONGOLS in CHINA, PERSIA, & RUSSIAWhich region was defeated by Mongol armies?In which region were the Mongols MOST
destructive?In which regions did the Mongols build new cities
(after destroying them)?In which regions did the Mongols use the existing
bureaucracy?In which regions were the native princes allowed to
rule as long as they sent tribute to Mongol rulers? In which region did more Mongols assimilate into
society after the fall of the Mongol empire?
Mongol IMPACTMONGOLS in CHINA, PERSIA, & RUSSIAIn which region was agriculture nearly
destroyed?Which region was not directly occupied by
the Mongols?In which region did the Mongols support
Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism?Which Mongol invasion was LEAST
destructive?Why was W. Europe never conquered by the
Mongols?