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02-03_Ch12: The Mongols

North - South1. Her life is example of the influence and authoritywomen exerted in Mongol society.3. Today, it identifies a Turkic ethnic group in Russia.Formerly, and erroneously, extended to include nearly allCentral Asian, Turkic, and Mongolian ethnic groups.5. Mongol for 'Meeting' or 'Assembly' of tribal chieftains.This is a cultural trait of Central Asian steppe peoples.6. Mongol 'Sky' god.7. The lifestyle that dominated the steppes north and

west of the Great Wall.10. This animal was absolutely pivotal to the peoples ofthe steppes. Though not often a food source, it was

indispensable for survival.11. Though not a food source, this creature was

important as a pack-animal. Another species of thiscreature roams the arid areas of the Middle East and

North Africa.

East - West2. Lacking a tomb culture, this was a form of burial forpeoples living on the steppes. (2 words)4. A government whose top political figure is a 'Khan'.Initially, these were sections of the larger Mongol Empire.Eventually, they broke away and became independent.6. The 'given' name of the 12th - 13th C. unifier of thenomadic peoples of the steppes.8. An action meant to be of short duration for the purposeof stealing property from a neighboring people. Historically

common among nomadic peoples of the world.9. Mongol for "Leader" or "Ruler".12. Served as a physical dividing line between the nomadic

lifestyle of the North and West, and the sedentary lifestyleof the South. (2 words)13. Stretches of dry (arid) grasslands in central and easternAsia. Often the homes of nomadic peoples who depend on

the grasslands to raise livestock (sheep, horses, camels,goats, etc...).