Which Turkic nomads, called Polovtsy or Cumans in Russian chronicles, dominated the western steppe from the eleventh to the thirteenth century?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Kipchaks
- Step 1: The steppe from the Danube to the Syr Darya was called Desht-i-Kipchak. Step 2. Their lands were conquered by the Mongols in the 1230s. Answer: The Kipchaks. Why not the others: The Pechenegs and Oghuz came earlier, and the Karluks lived further east.
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