| A | B |
|---|
| Tribe | Basic unit of Mongol society |
| Kabul Khan | grandfather of Chinggis Khan, defeated a Qin army |
| Chinggis Khan | thrown into power at a young age, after getting capture, allied with stronger chiefs, defeated his enemies and became the leader, generous to brave foes |
| Kuriltai | A meeting of all the Mongol chieftains |
| Khagan | Supreme ruler of the Mongol Tribes, Chinggis used this to over rule clan rivalries |
| Tumens | Fighting Units that made up Mongol armies |
| Methods of battle | Those who resisted were destroyed (saving the scholars), those who surrendered aid tribute |
| Karakorum | capital established by Chinggis |
| Ogedei | Chinggis's third son, elected grand khan |
| Golden Horde | Mongol army that subjugated Russia and Europe |
| Khanates | territories of the Golden Horde |
| Battle of Kulikova | Battle when the Mongols were defeated by the Russians |
| Prester John | Mythical Christian monarch, Europeans mistook the Mongols for him |
| Hulegu | grandson of Chinggis, and ruler of Ilkhan portions of empire. Subjugated the Middle East, captured Baghdad, and murdered the Abbasid caliph |
| Mamluk | Slave armies of Egypt that defeated Mongol army |
| Kubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan, controlled South China |
| Yuan | Mongol Dynasty in China |
| Chabi | Wife of Kubilai Khan, played major role in politics |
| White Lotus Society | Group dedicated to overthrowing Yuan |
| Ming Dynasty | Created after the sacking of the Mongols in China |
| Tamerlane | ruthless conqueror from Central Asia, very ferocious, and attacked Persia, the Fertile Crescent, India, and southern Russia |
| calvary | main type of military from the Mongols |
