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Mongol Empire
 The Mongol People
o The Mongolian population was never very large, but they were able to conquer
many areas because of their large ____________________.
 They used ____________________________ and _____________________
in battle.
 Genghis Khan
o _________________________________ was their fiercest leader of the Mongol
empire –
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o In the early 1200s Genghis Khan led the Mongols to capture much of
_______________.
 Khan’s Grandsons
o His grandsons, _______________________ and _______________, also led
groups of Mongols to conquer other lands.
o They often used ________________________ to capture cities.
o Europeans called them “___________________________________” because of
the golden color of the tents of the Mongol tents.
 Mongol Conquests
o The Mongols lived north of ______________________ in what is now called
Mongolia.
o In the early 1200s the Mongols captured __________________,
__________________________ and most of _______________________.
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o By ________________ the Mongols had conquered most of Asia.
o Leaders such as ________________________________ and
________________________________ expanded the Mongol Empire to be
largest empire in history.
China Under the Mongols
o In 1271 Kublai Khan announced that he was starting his own dynasty called the
______________________________.
o Kublai Khan built the capital of his dynasty in __________________________.
o The Mongols helped China in many ways.
 Ended 100 years of _________________
 ______________________________ began to grow again
 Built _____________________________ that linked China to India and
Persia
o Hurt the economy of China by imposing heavy __________________ that the
farmers and merchants could not afford to pay.
Contact With Europeans
o During Mongol rule of China, the contact between China and the rest of the world
_____________________________ drastically.
o ______________________ & _______________________ both sent ambassadors
to China.
o _____________________________________________ traveled to China to try to
spread Christianity.
Marco Polo
o Marco Polo was an _______________________ man that traveled to China during
the time of the Yuan dynasty.
o Marco Polo was a famous _____________________ and ____________________.
o He traveled to China and met _________________________________.
o Khan was very impressed with Marco Polo and hires him to be his personal
__________________________________________.
o He became famous for his ________________________ about the Yuan dynasty.
 His writings were responsible for how the rest of the world became aware
of the ___________________________________________.
Chinese-Mongol Relations
o The Yuan Dynasty did a lot to help the Chinese, but there were still problems
between the _________________________ and the _____________________.
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 Chinese were not treated as ______________________ by the Mongols
 Chinese people could not hold
_____________________________________________________
 Mongol law punished Chinese people more _______________________
 Chinese people were not allowed to _______________________ outside of
their own people.
o Despite the problems, the Mongols did help China in several ways.
 Increased contact with ________________________
 Made local government more responsible to the
____________________________________________ in Beijing
o Led political reforms that gave more power to the ____________________