Transcript JEOPARDY
JEOPARDY The Mongols Categories The Mongols More Mongols 100 100 200 300 200 300 400 400 Mongolians 100 100 200 200 300 400 500 500 300 400 500 Mongol Mania 100 200 300 400 500 Vocabulary 100 200 300 400 500 More Mongolians 500 What is ordo? This is the Mongolian word for elite cavalry force. What is the Yuan Dynasty? This is the name of the Chinese dynasty established by the Mongols. Who was Batu? This is the Mongol leader who nearly conquered Vienna in Austria. What are the iron stirrup, specially designed saddles, and the strong horned bow? These are two of the advantages Mongol cavalry had over other military forces of the time? Who was Genghis Khan? He was the greatest of all nomadic leaders and extended the Mongol Empire through Persia to northern China, including Korea. What was the Golden Horde? This was one of the four regional subdivions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and covered much of present day Russia. Who was Ju Yuanzhang? This man emerged from an impoverished Chinese family to found the Ming Dynasty world. Who was Alexander Nevskii? This Kievan Russian Prince saved the city of Novgorod from the Mongols by submitting to their demands. What were Tumens? These were the basic fighting units of the Mongol forces made up of 10,000 cavalrymen and then divided up into smaller units. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double What was the Shamanistic religion? This was the religion of many Mongols which focused on nature spirits. Who was Hulegu? He was the grandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of the Ilkhan khanate who captured and destroyed Abbasid Baghdad. Who was Kubilai Khan ? He was the grandson of Chinggis Khan and was given the title Great Khan and established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271. What was Tatu? This was the Mongolian name for the capital of the Yuan Dynasty and also present day Beijing. Who was Chabi? She was the influential wife of Kublai Khan and demonstrated a refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social habits of Confucian China. Who were the Mamluks? These were the Muslim slave warriors who established a dynasty in Egypt and defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 C.E. Who was Ogedei? He was the Third son of Chinggis Khan and succeeded him as Mongol Khan ( he drank too much). What was the Ilkhan Khanate? This was one of the four regional subdivions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and eventually included much of the Abbasid Empire. Who was Timur the lame or Timur-I Lang? He was the Mongol like invader who said he was a descendent of Chinggis Khan and who conquered most of ancient persia and sacked the Indian city of Delhi. Who was Prester John? He was the mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests. What were Venice and Genoa? These are the two Italian city states that made contact with the Mongolian Empire and established lucrative trade routes with the Mongols and Chinese. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double What were merchants and artisans? These were two of the social classes that were promoted in Mongolian/Chinese culture which in the past had been considered undesirable. What was acting or actors? This was another profession promoted by Kubilai Khan which had previously been despised by the Chinese and looked on as worthless or petty criminals. What were the Qin and Xi Xia Empires? These were the two Chinese Empires defeated by the Mongols in northern China by Chinggis Khan. Who was the Venetian, Marco ----- Polo? He was the most famous European to visit the court of Kubilai Khan and establish trading rights with the Mongols. Who was Muhammad Shah II ? He was the Turkic ruler of Muslim Khwarazm and was conquered by the Mongols in 1220. Who were the Tangut? They were the rulers of the Xi Xia kingdom of northwest China during the southern Song Period and conquered by the Mongols in 1226. What was the White Lotus Society? This was the secret religious society dedicated to the overthrow of the Yuan Dynasty. What was Temujin and his title was Khagan? This was Chinggis Khan’s name and the title he took after defeating his rivals. What were the cannon, gunpowder, the stirrup, spies, the horned bow, siege engines, heavy and light cavalry? These were some of the military innovations used by the Mongols to conquer their enemies. What was Karakorum? This is where Chinggis Khan established his new capital in the center of his vast Empire.