Genghis Khan/Mongols

groups of related families

• tribes
• steppes
• terror
• clan

Wide, rolling grassy plains

• tribes
• desert
• valleys
• steppes

Scare tactic

• terror
• mongols
• firelance
• gunpowder

Sent by Kublai Khan on fact-finding missions

• Genghis Khan
• Ogodei
• Jamuuka
• Marco Polo

vast desert where Temujin was elected Genghis Khan

• Taklamakan
• Gobi
• Sahara
• Sedona

Conquered Southern China and ended the Song Dynasty

• Genghis Khan
• Marco Polo
• Kublai Khan
• Khanate

The "beginning" dynasty that lasted around 100 years

• Ming
• Song
• Sui
• Yuan

Elected "strong ruler" of the Mongols in 1206

• Kublai Khan
• Temujin
• Jamukka
• Borte

What were the Mongols known for?

• waging war, riding horses while fighting
• terror and gunpowder
• waging war and gunpowder
• terror and Buddhism

Who controlled Genghis Khan's empire after his death?

• his wife
• his grandson
• his four sons