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Karakorum was
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the central Asian capital of the Mongols.
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The largest empire of all time was created by the
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Mongols.
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The invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries
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facilitated greater cross-cultural communication and integration.
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The Turkish peoples
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Never formed a single, homogeneous group.
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The environment of central Asia
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Does not receive enough rain to support large-scale agriculture.
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Yurts were
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tents used by the nomadic Turks.
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All of the following acted as limitations on the development of central Asian societies with the exception of
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A lack of trading opportunities.
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In regards to class structure the nomadic societies normally produced
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A fluid breakdown into nobles and commoners.
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The noble class in nomadic society
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Was fluid with many opportunities for rising and falling.
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The earliest religion of the Turkish peoples was
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Shamanistic.
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