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WORLD HISTORY
 Red Flag Questions
Pages 316 - 321
CHAPTER 11: CULTURES OF EAST ASIA
SECTION 2: The Mongol Empire
550 - 1400 AD
By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1.How did the Nomadic Mongols build an Empire?
2.How did China change under the Mongol rulers of the Yuan dynasty?
3.Why did the Yuan dynasty decline and finally end?
THE MONGOLS
Nomads from the Steppe
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What were the steppes?
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Describe the way of life for a pastoralist.
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What was the traditional way of life for the Mongols?
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Why did they develop into tough people and fierce warriors?
The Universal Ruler
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Describe the social structure of the Mongols.
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khan
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Genghis Khan
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How did Genghis Khan set out to build an empire?
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Describe the Mongols military tactics.
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Describe the brutality and psychological warfare of the Mongols.
The Mongol Empire
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At the time of Genghis Khan’s death, how much land was included in his empire?
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How did the Mongols divide Genghis Khan’s empire after his death?
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Who ruled the entire region?
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List the four regions and who ruled each.
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What saved Western Europe from the Mongols invasion?
The Mongol Peace
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Describe how the Mongols ruled their empire.
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What religion did the Mongols adopt?
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Pax Mongolia
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What contributed to this time of peace?
THE YUAN DYNASTY
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Kublai Khan
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What conquest did Kublai Khan try to complete which he had begun in 1235?
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What dynasty did Kublai Khan create after defeating the last Song ruler?
Kublai Khan Rules China
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How did Kublai Khan attempt to gain Chinese loyalty?
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How did Kublai Khan keep the Mongols from being absorbed into Chinese culture?
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How did Kublai Khan structure the government in China under his rule?
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What burden did the Mongols place on the Chinese and why?
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What precaution did the Mongols take to keep rebellions from happening?
Foreign Trade
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Why did foreign trade increase during the rule of Kublai Kahn?
Marco Polo in China
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Who was Marco Polo?
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What was the relationship between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo?
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How did Marco Polo describe China?
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Why do some scholars question whether Marco Polo made it to China or not?
END OF THE YUAN DYNASTY
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What was the first cause that began to weaken the Yuan dynasty?
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Describe the two battles with Japan.
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Kamikaze
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Besides military loses, what else contributed to the decline of the dynasty?
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What happened after Kublai Khan’s death that further weakened the dynasty?
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When did Mongol rule finally end in China?