1. CHAPTER 15 Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000 – 1400 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

2. 1. The Nomads of Central Asia A. Farmers and Nomads B. Herding and Horsemanship 1. Herding 2. Horses C. Family and Social Ties 1. Gender roles 2. Social status 3. Governance 4. Religion Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

3. 1. The Nomads of Central Asia (cont’d) D. Contacts and Conflicts with Settled Societies 1. Cultural and commercial connections 2. The nomads in northern China Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

4. 2. The Rise and Fall of the Seljuk Turks A. The Seljuk Conquests B. The Great Seljuk Empire 1. The Seljuks and Persian culture 2. Shi’ite-Sunni conflict C. The Fragmentation of the Seljuk Realm 1. The Crusades Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

5. 3. The Mongol Invasions A. The Conquests of Genghis Khan B. Reasons for Mongol Success Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

6. 4. The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, Adaptation, 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 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

7. 4. The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, Adaptation, and Conversion (cont’d) C. Russia: Conquest, Tribute, and the Tatar Yoke D. Central Asia: The Struggle to Maintain the Mongol Heritage 1. Internal conflict Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

8. 5. The Mongol Impact: Connections and Consequences A. Trade and Travel: The Pax Mongolica 1. Commercial expansion 2. Travelers accounts B. Exchanges of Ideas and Technologies 1. The spread of expertise, science, and religion C. The Plague Pandemic D. The End of the Mongol Era 1. Decline and Fall 2. The rise of the Ming dynasty Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.