HISA04H3 Final: HISA04 - Final Exam Terms Guide
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Lecture 11: the mongol moment (strayer 521 549) Chinggis khan (r. 1206-1227: his name means universal ruler , founder, ruler and emperor of the mongol empire. mongol empire is the largest contiguous empire in history: born into mongols as unstable and factitious collection of tribes and clans. temujin"s small family were social outcasts: lived in the lowest level of nomadic life because their family had no live stock, only hunted, fished and gathered, temugin"s character: personal magnetism, courage and trusted friends rather than kinship. did not have a clan but had a band of followers that recognized him as choief: he worked his way up tribal politics of mongolia, 1206: mongol tribal assembly recognized him as chinggis khan. constructed an empire of china, korea, central asia, russia and much of islamic middle east and parts of eastern europe: ruling: made all the leaders share in the same hardships as their men.
