Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

Describe Nomadic Society and its effects on trade.

• Nomadic society had 2 classes: nobles and commoners
• Nobles dealt swiftly and didn't obey orders from others
• Normally hunters or gather, traveled often depending on vegetation
•  they could travel anywhere and bring their items
•  and culture to those areas

Analyze Turkish military expansion including that of the Seljuks

• The Expanded all over Eurasia including Persia, India, and Anatolia
• The Seljuks defeated the Byzantines at Manzikert 
• Which affected expansion of the Turks.
• This made it easier for the Turks to expand into the area controlled by the Byzantines.

Explain how Genghis Khan attained so much power.

• Strong militaries and political policies
• improved many parts of the Mongol government 
• and military leading to him gaining power throughout Eurasia. 

Describe how the Mongols were organized politically?

• Genghis Khan broke up tribes
• forced men to fight in military
• picked on talent and royalty
• saw himself as a conqueror and leader 
•  He also chose military and political officials to lead and assist

Describe Mongolian rule under Kublai Khan.

• He extended rule to China with some of Asia such as Vietnam. 
• took care of culture such as art and religion
• generous to the people of his own empire
• helped advanced the empire
• struggled to gain a lot more land his tactics of warfare weren't effectiv 

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