1. Connections: A World History
Second Edition
Chapter
Connections: A World History, Second Edition
Edward H. Judge • John W. Langdon
Nomadic Conquests
and Eurasian
Connections,
1000–1400
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2. Temujin Is Proclaimed Genghis KhanTemujin Is Proclaimed Genghis Khan

3. Turkic and Mongol EmpiresTurkic and Mongol Empires

4. Nomadic Conquests and EurasianNomadic Conquests and Eurasian
Connections, 1000–1400Connections, 1000–1400
A. The Nomads of Central Asia
B. The Rise and Fall of the Seljuk Turks
C. The Mongol Invasions
D. The Mongol Khanates: Conquest,
Adaptation, and Conversion
E. The Mongol Impact: Connections and Consequen

5. The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia

6. The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia
A. Farmers and Nomads

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

8. The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia
B. Herding and Horsemanship
1. Herding
2. Horses

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

10. The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia
C. Family and Social Ties
1. Gender roles
2. Social status
3. Governance
4. Religion

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

12. The Nomads of Central AsiaThe Nomads of Central Asia
D. Contacts and Conflicts with Settled
Societies
1. Cultural and commercial connections
2. The nomads in northern China

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

14. The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fall
of the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks

15. The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fall
of the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks
A. The Seljuk Conquests
B. The Great Seljuk Empire
1. The Seljuks and Persian culture
2. Shi’ite-Sunni conflict

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

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

18. The Rise and FallThe Rise and Fall
of the Seljuk Turksof the Seljuk Turks
C. The Fragmentation of the Seljuk
Realm
1. The Crusades

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

20. The Mongol InvasionsThe Mongol Invasions

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

22. The Mongol InvasionsThe Mongol Invasions
A. The Conquests of Genghis Khan
B. Reasons for Mongol Success

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

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

25. The Mongol Khanates:The Mongol Khanates:
ConversionConversion
Conquest, Adaptation, andConquest, Adaptation, and

26. The Mongol Khanates: Conquest,The Mongol Khanates: Conquest,
Adaptation, and ConversionAdaptation, and Conversion
A. East Asia: Khubilai Khan and His
Mongol Chinese Empire
1. Defeat of the Song
2. Embrace of Chinese culture
3. Resentment of Mongol rule
B. Southwest Asia: Mongol Devastation
and Muslim Resilience
1. The Mongol assaults on the Muslim world
2. The Il-Khan Conversion and the Triumph
of Islam

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

28. 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 Heritage
1. Internal conflict

29. Mongol Rulers and KhanatesMongol Rulers and Khanates
Great Khans in BoldGreat Khans in Bold

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

31. The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:
Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences
A. Trade and Travel: The Pax Mongolica
1. Commercial expansion
2. Travelers accounts

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

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

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

35. The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:
Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences
B. Exchanges of Ideas and Technologies
1. The spread of expertise, science, and
religion

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

37. The Mongol Impact:The Mongol Impact:
Connections and ConsequencesConnections and Consequences
C. The Plague Pandemic
D. The End of the Mongol Era
1. Decline and Fall
2. The rise of the Ming dynasty

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

39. Key Dates and DevelopmentsKey Dates and Developments