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Mongolia Jassem
Mongolia
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Social Studies
6th Grade
05/15/2015

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Mongolia
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country north of China
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Ulaanbaatar
Definition
capital of Mongolia
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Steppe
Definition
another word for plains (flat land)
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Genghis Khan
Definition
Unified small tribes of nomads and conquered new lands
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Animism
Definition
Belief that all natural objects have a soul
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Shamans
Definition
medicine man/wizard
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universal king
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Khan means
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ger/yurt
Definition
movable tent
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Shamanism
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spirits heal and enlighten
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Yasa
Definition
code of laws
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nomads
Definition
people who move from place to place in search of food
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Kublai Khan
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Genghis Khan's grandson; emperor when Marco Polo visited
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Marco Polo
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Italian explorer who visited Kublai Khan
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composite bow
Definition
Mongolia's most lethal weapon
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