Nomadic Empires & Eurasian Integration

Question #1

• Commerce was small scale
• Nomads sought agricultural products and manufactured goods
• Brisk trade linked nomadic and settled societies during the classical era
• Nomads were ideally suited to organize and lead caravans

Question #2

• During the mid-late 10th century many Saljuq Turks served with the Abbassid
• In 1055 the caliph Tughril Beg became the sultan
• They had very good calvary forces
• They had very good ranged attacks as well
• Turks displaced Byzantine authority and setup political/social institutions

Question #3

• Genghis Khan created useful alliances by conquering rival groups
• He brought all of the Mongol tribes under a single confederation
• By 1206, Mongol Leaders recognized his supremacy
• He created many great policies that strengthened the Mongol peoples
• Genghis Khan led his army to many great victories

Question #4

• Genghis Khan appointed people based on their abilities/talents
• People were not appointed by kinship of relationships to power anymore
• He broke many tribes apart and forced men of fighting age to join his army
• The policies created made a much stronger confederation
• Many conflicts were avoided between other clans and tribes

Question #5

• Khubilai Khan ruled all of China through his relentless attacks on the Song
• He eliminated resistance against him from, this started the Yuan Dynasty
• Several invasions against Cambodia, Vietnam, Java, and Burma were launched
• He later attempted invading Japan, but all of these attacks failed