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Vocab for History of Ancient Mongolia
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History
6th Grade
05/17/2011

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ger or yurt
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a tent or movable home used by Mongolian nomads
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steppe
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flat grasslands or plains; cover much of EAST Mongolia
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Khan
Definition
means "universal king"; the name given to a Mongolian ruler
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Ulaanbaatar
(also spelled Ulan Batar)
Definition
the capital city of Mongolia today
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Russia
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country located NORTH of Mongolia
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China
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country located SOUTH of Mongolia
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Nomads
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Way of life for early Mongolians; traveled from place to place with herds
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North Mongolia
Definition
region of Mongolia with mountains, forests, and lakes
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South Mongolia
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region of Mongolia with desert land (Gobi Desert)
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East Mongolia
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region of Mongolia with steppes or grasslands
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West Mongolia
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region of Mongolia with mountains
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Mongolian Empire
Definition
stretched from Beijing to the Caspian Sea
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Genghis Khan
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Mongol ruler that united the Mongolian tribes and expanded the empire
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Kublai Khan
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ruler when Mongolian Empire reached its height and when Marco Polo visited China
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Mongolia
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the 6th largest country in Asia and the 18th largest in the world; located in central Asia
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