The Mongol Warrior

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Main Ideas*
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Timeline
Main Ideas 3-7*
Cornell Notes*
Main Ideas
Government The Mongols built a vast empire stretching from Europe to China
Government The Mongols kept some features of the Chinese form of government
but did not let Chinese officials have important jobs
Economics The Mongols encouraged and increased trade and foreign contact
Terms and Names
Define
Genghis Khan Universal Ruler
Kublai Khan Genghis Grandson
Mongol Ascendancy Period of Mongol Control
Marco Polo Most famous European visitor
Sentence
I wonder if Genghis Khan was a good ruler and treated everyone nice.
Kublai Khan was very lucky to be the Grandson of the Universal Ruler.
When it was the period of the Mongol Control it was called the Mongol Ascendancy.
Everyone knows the game of Marco Polo and its a very funny thing that he was a
famous European.

Paraphrase
Kublai Khan

Leader (Mongol People)\

1260 (Named Title)
Interested in Chinese Culture
Special Ritual
Grandfather (Genghis Khan)

Main Ideas 3-7

3) How did the Mongols gain power?
4) How did the Mongols control Chinas government?
5) What was the Mongol policy toward trade and foreign contacts?
6) Why do you think Kublai Khan did not want Chinese to fill important
government jobs?
7) Was Mongol rule good or bad for China? Explain Your Opinion.
Answers
3) Fought and defeated all his rivals for leadership one by one.
4) They tried to keep the Chinese out of high government offices because they
thought the foreigners were more trustworthy because they had no local
loyalties.
5) The Mongols increased foreign trade, especially along the silk roads to
western markets.
6) He conquered the last of the Song Dynasty and brought China under Mongol
rule.
7) It was good because everything was kept in order but it was also strict.
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The Mongol
Invasion

The Mongols were fierce nomadic warriors

who lived in the vast plains to the northwest
of China. In the 1200s, they invaded and
conquered China.

A Great Leader

The Mongols lived in independent groups

called clans. These clans were joined together
into several tribes, which were independent
of each other. But around 1206 a strong
leader named Temujin united the Mongol
tribes.

The Mongol Empire

When Genghis died in 1227, his son, Ogadai,

took power. Ogadai captured the rest of
northern China. He also extended Mongol rule
as far west as Russia and Persia.

Mongol
Government

Kublai Khan was the first ruler in 300 years to

control all of China. The Mongols were also
the first foreign power to rule China.

Learning to Rule

The Mongols did not have much experience

with government. The Chinese, on the other
hand, had much experience with government.
So Kublai kept many aspects of Chinese rule.

Maintaining Control

Kublai kept features of the Chinese form of

government, but he made sure the Chinese
politicians didnt gain too much power. He did
this to keep control of China in Mongol hands.

Trade Routes

One way that the Mongols encouraged trade

was by making trade routes safer. In the past,
China sometimes closed overland trade

routes because of warfare and banditry. Now

the Mongols controlled all of Central Asia.
Foreign Contacts

Trade brought increased contact with foreign

peoples and cultures. People from Arabia,
Persia, and India frequently visited Mongol
China.

Summary: The Mongols built a vast empire stretching from Europe

to China. The Mongols kept some features of the Chinese form of
government because they had very little experience but did not let
Chinese officials have important jobs. The Mongols encouraged and
increased trade and foreign contacts.
What Countries Pass
Antioch, Tyre, Baghad, Bukhard, Kashgar, Smarkland, Dunhuang, Luoyang, Nanjing,
Hangchou