Review Guide for the Chapter 14+15 Test

Geography

Extent of the Mongolian Empire

What allowed the Mongolians to conquer such a vast territory

Social: Mongolian

Nomadic

Tribal organization

Empire creates universal legal code/ peace for much of Asia

Russia develops separate from Europe/ Peasants=serf

Mongolians forbidden to marry Chinese

Confucian scholars reduced to low-level government jobs

Mongolian women refused to adopt Chinese customs

Social: Outside Mongolian Empire

1/3 of population dead in Europe due to plague

Renaissance starts in Italy: What factors allowed this to happen?

Political

Male leader-held power as long as he was able

Early life of Chinggis Khan

First successful campaign-northern China

Grandson Kublai Khan takes Song China

Conquest of Middle East proves bloodiest

Empire divided into 4 parts upon death of Chinngis

Conquest of Russia-Why so easy

Know you Khanates!

Failed conquest of Japan/ Defeat by the Mamluks of Egypt

Political: Outside of Mongolian Empire

Ming Dynasty (Peasant dynasty) to replace Yuan

-Zhenghe explorations

Religious

Mongolians not big on religion

Tolerant of religions throughout the empire

Intellectual/Technology: Mongolian

Military organization-cavalry

Tactics used by Mongolians on battlefield

Weapons-long and short bow, bronze cannons, mace

Mongolian rule prevents Russian contact with Western Europe- Why is this a bad thing during the time period?

Intellectual/Technology: Outside Mongolian Empire

Renaissance culture concerned about humans and earthly world (secular)

Economics: Mongolian Empire

Empire promoted trade

Moscow=tax collection

Economics: Outside Mongolian Empire

When Turkish take over Middle East, did not promote trade

Europeans hit the high seas when trade in Middle East is disrupted