Kublai Khan, grandson of
Genghis Khan becomes the
great Khan in 1260.
Yuan dynasty was the dynasty established by Kublai
Khan.
Kublai Khan conquers China
by 1279.
It lasted between 1279 —
1368.
Kublai Khan’s palaces were
among the finest and most
elegant in the world.
It was a time of peace and
prosperity for China as Kublai adopted the Chinese
ways.
The walls were covered in
gold and silver.
Beijing becomes the new capital of China when Kublai
Khan establishes his imperial
city there.
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Cut out fan
book and place
title page on
top and secure
with a brad
fastener. Place
on your lapbook or notebooking page.
Different groups in China had
their own building styles.
The Mongols were nomadic
and built yurts.
Yurts are rounded tents held
up by a wooden pole framework.
They were covered by skins
and easy to move.
The Chinese learned from the
Mongol about how to form a
cavalry with their army.
A cavalry is an army of soldiers on horseback.
Kublai Khan died in 1294
and his successors are weak.
Rebellion breaks out and the
Ming Dynasty is formed in
1368.
Both a saddle and stirrup,
which is a leather ring on the
saddle where a soldier put
his feet gave a soldier greater
control over his horse. Many
believe the Mongols were
some of the first to use stirrups.
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