CRASH COURSE FOR CHAPTER 12
Pastoralism
Herding animals and leading then to fresh pasture and water.
Image of a herder herding his sheep
Image of a herder herding his sheep
Xiongnu
They were ancient nomadic people that created a confederation around Northern China.
Map of the area the Xiongnu occupied
Map of the area the Xiongnu occupied
Modun
The founder of the Xiongnu Empire. To gain control he killed his father and reigned from 204 B.C.E to 174 B.C.E.
A picture of what he might of looked like
A picture of what he might of looked like
Turks
They were nomadic and Islamic people that created the Ottoman Empire after the conquered the Byzantine.
Area on a map the contolled
Area on a map the contolled
Masai
They are a semi-nomadic people in northern Tanzania.
Their flag
Their flag
Temujin/ Chinggis Khan
He elected the leader of the Mongols and united them under his rule.The invaded parts of Eurasia and created the largest empire to date.
The Mongol World War
It was a set of military campaigns and killings that built up the Mongol Empire. The empire contained China, Korea, Central Asia, Russia, Islamic Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe
A map of the routes the Mongols took
A map of the routes the Mongols took
Yuan Dynasty China
IN 1271 Kublai Khan officially announced the traditional Chinese form dynasty.
Area that the Yuan dynasty occupied
Area that the Yuan dynasty occupied
Khubilai Khan
Grandson of Genhgis Khan and founder of the Yuan dynasty.
Painting of Kublai Khan
Painting of Kublai Khan
Hulegu
He was a Mongol ruler in Iran who founded the Il-Khanid dynasty.
Area of he Il-Khanid dynasty
Area of he Il-Khanid dynasty
Kipchak Khanate/Golden Horde
They were a Turkic tribal confederation. They conquered large parts of Eurasia.
Area that they occupied
Area that they occupied
Black Death/ Plague
A devastating pandemics resulting in the death of about 1/3 of the European population. It travelled around on the Silk road.
The streets filled with the dead and the sick
The streets filled with the dead and the sick