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NAME: ____Kerri Fox____ Empire of the Great Khan 1. Who was Kublai Khan? The grandson of Genghis Khan, united Chin for the first time in 300 years. 2. Who was Marco Polo? Venetian trader who traveled to china and visited Kublai Khan’s court and served there for 17 years. 3. When did the Mongols gain control of all of China? 1279 4. When did Kublai Khan rule? 1260-1294 5. Where did Kublai Khan build palaces? Shangdu and modern day Beijing 6. Where did Kublai Khan move the capital of his empire? From Mongolia to China 7. How did the Mongol rulers treat their Chinese subjects? Kept their Mongol identity, tolerated Chinese culture, retained Chinese officials in local governments. 8. How did Kublai Khan expand foreign trade? Made caravan routs across Asia safe, establish mail routes to link China with India and Persia, greatly improved trade and invited foreign merchants to China 9. Why did the Mongols give most high government posts to foreigners? They believed foreigners were more trustworthy than the Chinese since they had no local loyalties 10. Why were the Mongols unable to conquer Japan? Storms destroyed two invading fleets 11. Why is the Yuan Dynasty important in Chinese history? It united China, expanded foreign contacts, made new foreign contacts, and few changes to Chinese culture and system of government. 12. What brought about the fall of the Yuan Dynasty? Military defeats, luxurious lifestyle of the court, heavy spending, high taxes, civil discontent, power struggles among family members, rebellions of the chinese