China in the Middle Ages: Additional Resources 17.2

“The Mongol Empire”

I. Mongol Conquests

                        a. Mongols Steppe: Images 

                        b. Nomadic Life

            A. Genghis Khan

                        a. More background knowledge

                        b. Conquests

                        c. Warfare

            B. Mongols Build an Empire

                        a. World History Timeline

                        b. Who was Genghis Khan and what were his greatest achievements?  

II. Ruling the Empire

                        a. the four Khanates

                        b. How was ruling in the Mongol Khanates similar to how the Roman empire ruled its                                   provinces?  How was it different?

III. The Yuan Dynasty

            A. Completing the Conquest of China

                        a. Kublai Khan

                        b. The Surrender of the Song State 

            B. Mongol Rule in China

                        a. What does Yuan mean?  What did Kublai Kahn keep in China and why?  What did he                             change and why?

            C. Society in Yuan China

                        a. Social Order of Yuan China

                        b. Social Order Cont. 

                        c. What was the main purpose for the Mongols to create a new social order? 

IV. Life in Yuan China

            A. Revival of Trade

                        a. Map

                        b. Kublai Khan and Marco Polo Timeline

                        c. The Silk Road 

            B. Foreign Visitors

                        a. Marco Polo

                        b. How did contact with people in other lands increase under the Mongols?

                        c. How were the Mongols able to conquer such a large amount of land?