| A | B |
|---|
| Genghis Khan | the Mongol leader who united all the Mongols under his rule |
| Pax Mongolica | peace under Mongol rule |
| Kublai Khan | the Mongol leader who finally conquered the Southern Song dynasty |
| Marco Polo | Italian merchant who lived in China during the rule of the Mongols |
| Yuan Dynasty | Kublai Khan’s Mongol Dynasty |
| Ming Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty to follow the Mongol rule |
| Zheng He | Chinese admiral of the Ming dynasty |
| abacus | instrument used in China to make mathematical calculations |
| steppes | dry grasslands |
