| A | B |
|---|
| nomad | never permanently settling anyplace |
| Black Death | Mongols may have helped spread this disease |
| Genghis Khan | started the Mongolian empire |
| steppes | grassy plateau |
| intimidation | allowed the Mongols to not have to fight in some cases |
| Great Wall | the Mongols had to go around this |
| Beijing | the Mongols took over this Chinese city |
| meritocracy | Genghis Khan rewarded skilled soldiers |
| horse archers | main weapon of the Mongols |
| Japan | Asian country that the Mongolians never captured |
| Silk Road | there was much trade in the empire |
| civil war | helped end the Mongol empire |
| postal system | created the world's first version of the |
| largest land empire | two times the size of the Roman Empire |
| assimilation | brought conquered people into the empire |
| brutal | the type of tactics used |
| horde | name of the Mongol camps |
| pastoralists | herded domestic animals |
| universal ruler | definition of Genghis Khan |
| Pax Mongolica | era of peace and stability |
