Connections: A World HistorySecond Edition

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Connections: A World History, Second EditionEdward H. Judge • John W. Langdon

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections,1000–1400

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Temujin Is Proclaimed Genghis KhanTemujin Is Proclaimed Genghis Khan

Turkic and Mongol EmpiresTurkic and Mongol Empires

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000–1400 Connections, 1000–1400

A. The Nomads of Central AsiaB. The Rise and Fall of the Seljuk TurksC. The Mongol InvasionsD. The Mongol Khanates: Conquest,

Adaptation, and ConversionE. The Mongol Impact: Connections and Conseq

uences

The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

A. Farmers and Nomads

FOUNDATION MAP 15.1 Areas of Farming and FOUNDATION MAP 15.1 Areas of Farming and Herding by 1000 C.E.Herding by 1000 C.E.

The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

B. Herding and Horsemanship1. Herding2. Horses

A Mongol family outside its tent, or yurt.A Mongol family outside its tent, or yurt.

The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

C. Family and Social Ties1. Gender roles2. Social status3. Governance4. Religion

Ongons (spirit houses) used by shamans to contact Ongons (spirit houses) used by shamans to contact spiritual forces.spiritual forces.

The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

D. Contacts and Conflicts with Settled Societies1. Cultural and commercial connections2. The nomads in northern China

MAP 15.2 Key Central Asian Nomadic Movements MAP 15.2 Key Central Asian Nomadic Movements Before 1000 C.E.Before 1000 C.E.

The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fallof the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks

The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fallof the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks

A. The Seljuk ConquestsB. The Great Seljuk Empire

1. The Seljuks and Persian culture2. Shi’ite-Sunni conflict

MAP 15.3 Southwest Asia and the Seljuk Turks, MAP 15.3 Southwest Asia and the Seljuk Turks, 1040–11891040–1189

Fine woven carpet from Seljuk culture.Fine woven carpet from Seljuk culture.

The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fallof the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks

C. The Fragmentation of the Seljuk Realm1. The Crusades

Tamar, ruler of Georgia, 1184–Tamar, ruler of Georgia, 1184–1213.1213.

The Mongol InvasionsThe Mongol Invasions

MAP 15.4 Conquests of Genghis Khan, 1206–1227MAP 15.4 Conquests of Genghis Khan, 1206–1227

The Mongol InvasionsThe Mongol Invasions

A. The Conquests of Genghis KhanB. Reasons for Mongol Success

A Mongol archer on horseback.A Mongol archer on horseback.

MAP 15.5 Four Mongol Khanates Connect Eurasia in MAP 15.5 Four Mongol Khanates Connect Eurasia in the 13th and 14th Centuriesthe 13th and 14th Centuries

The Mongol Khanates:The Mongol Khanates:

ConversionConversionConquest, Adaptation, and Conquest, Adaptation, and

The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, Adaptation, and ConversionAdaptation, and Conversion

A. East Asia: Khubilai Khan and His Mongol Chinese Empire1. Defeat of the Song2. Embrace of Chinese culture3. Resentment of Mongol rule

B. Southwest Asia: Mongol Devastation and Muslim Resilience1. The Mongol assaults on the Muslim world2. The Il-Khan Conversion and the Triumph

of Islam

Attackers using a catapult, from Rashid’s History of Attackers using a catapult, from Rashid’s History of the World.the World.

The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, Adaptation, and ConversionAdaptation, and Conversion

C. Russia: Conquest, Tribute, and the Tatar Yoke

D. Central Asia: The Struggle to Maintain the Mongol Heritage1. Internal conflict

Mongol Rulers and KhanatesMongol Rulers and KhanatesGreat Khans in BoldGreat Khans in Bold

The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences

The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences

A. Trade and Travel: The Pax Mongolica1. Commercial expansion2. Travelers accounts

MAP 15.6 Pax Mongolica Enhances Connections in MAP 15.6 Pax Mongolica Enhances Connections in the 13th and 14th Centuriesthe 13th and 14th Centuries

MAP 15.7 Travels of Marco Polo, 1271–1295, and Ibn MAP 15.7 Travels of Marco Polo, 1271–1295, and Ibn Battuta, 1325–1355Battuta, 1325–1355

A Mongol “passport.”A Mongol “passport.”

The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences

B. Exchanges of Ideas and Technologies1. The spread of expertise, science, and

religion

Asian warriors firing arrows from tubes.Asian warriors firing arrows from tubes.

The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences

C. The Plague PandemicD. The End of the Mongol Era

1. Decline and Fall2. The rise of the Ming dynasty

MAP 15.8 The Plague Pandemic of the 14th CenturyMAP 15.8 The Plague Pandemic of the 14th Century

Key Dates and DevelopmentsKey Dates and Developments