Download Mongols Homework Questions and Vocab

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The Mongols
Use p. 315-319 to answer the following questions. Use the bold topic headings to help guide
your way through the reading.
The Mighty Mongol War Machine
1. What experience made Genghiz Khan destined for military greatness? ______________________
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2. What does Genghiz Khan mean? ___________________________________________________
3. Describe at least 3 reasons why Genghiz Khan’s army was successful. ______________________
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4. Why did the Mongols turn to the Chinese and Turkish military experts to teach them to use
cannons? ________________________________________________________________________
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5. THINK! What is #4 an example of? _________________________________________________
Effects of Mongol Domination
6. Describe how the Mongols were as rulers. _____________________________________
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7. THINK QUESTION: What do you think the “Pax Mongolia” means? _________________________
8. What goods and ideas came to the Middle East from China along the Silk Road during the 1200’s
and 1300s? ______________________________________________________________________
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9. Who was Kublai Khan and what did he do? ____________________________________________
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10. How did Kublai Khan keep the Mongols from being absorbed into Chinese civilization? ________
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11. Who was Marco Polo? ___________________________________________________________
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12. List at least two achievements of the Yuan dynasty that Marco Polo writes about. ____________
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13. What Chinese dynasty takes control of China after Kublai Khan’s death and the decline of
Mongolian power in China? _________________________________________________________
Mongol Vocab List
Directions: Use the glossary, Chapter 13 Section 2 in your textbook, your brain, and any
addition resource to define the terms and write the most significant/ important information
about each term IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
1. Clan
2. Nomad
3. tolerance
4. tribute
5. Yuan Dynasty