The people living in the steppes usually produced no literature themselves, so our knowledge of nomadic societies comes from?
- Chronicles.
- Travelogues.
- Documents produced by city-based litterateurs.
The authors who produced documents about the steppe dwellers were often extremely ________ and _____
Ignorant and biased
What attracted many literati?
The imperial success of Mongols
The literati came from a variety of backgrounds, which were?
- Buddhists
- Confucian
- Christian.
- Turkish.
- Muslim.
But some produced eulogies. What does that mean?
Eulogies means speech of praise
The most valuable research done on Mongols was by_______ scholars
Russian
When did Russian scholars do valuable research on Mongols?
This started in the 18th and 19th centuries as the Tsarist regime consolidated its control over Central Asia.
Excellent research on Mongo languages, their society and culture was carried out by scholar_______
Boris Yakovlevich
The most crucial sources are available in the languages:
- Chinese.
- Mongolian.
- Persian.
- Arabic.
Other vital sources are available in:
- Italian.
- Latin.
- French.
- Russian.
The Mongolian and Chinese versions of the earliest narrative of Genghis Khan were titled?
The secret history of the Mongols
Gengis Khan ______ the Mongol people
United
What was Genghis Khan’s political vision?
His political vision went far beyond the creation of a confederacy of Mongol tribes, he had an official order from God to RULE THE WORLD.
Who were the two grandsons of GK?
Batu and Mongke
What did Mongke do?
He warned the French ruler, Louis lX, of what the Mongols could do
What did Batu do?
He devastated Russian lands up to Moscow, and sized , Poland and hungry
The Mongols were linked by similarities of language to the:
1.Tatars
2. Khitan
3. Manchus
(East)
1. Turkic Tribes
(West)
Some of the Mongols were ______ and some were ______
Pastoralists and hunter gatherers
Explain the landscape of the region.
- Mongols lived in the steppes of central Asia
- This region was majestic landscape with wide horizons and rolling planes ringed by snow Altai mountains in the West.
- There was the arid Gobi desert in the South.
- It was drained by the Onon and Selenga reverse and springs from melting snow of the hills
- There were many grasslands.
- There was extreme temperature. Harsh ,long winters and brief, dry summers.
- Agriculture was possible in pastoral regions during short parts of the year.
Mongols did not take to _____
Farming
Why no farming?
Their pastoral and hunting gathering economies were not able to sustain dense population settlements, hence the date and possessed no cities
How were richer families more influential in local politics?
Rich families were larger and had many animals and pasture lands
In winters, when game and provisions stored by the tribes run out, Mongol tribes had to ______
Wander in search of pastures
Size of GK’s confederation was matched by ______ in the ______
Attila in the fifth century
