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MONGOL EURASIA AND ITS AFTERMATH, 1200-1500
After studying this chapter students should be able to:
Goal 1:
Account for the magnitude and speed of the Mongol conquests.
Goal 2:
Describe the benefits that resulted from the integration of Eurasia in
the Mongol Empire.
Goal 3:
Compare and contrast the effects of Mongol rule on Russia and the
lands of Islam with the effects on East Asia.
Goal 4:
Identify points of continuity and discontinuity in the transition from
Mongol to Ming rule of China.
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VOCABULARY
Term
Definition
Mongols
Ghenghis Khan
nomadism
Yuan Empire
bubonic plague
Il-khan
Golden Horde
Timur
Rashid al-Din
Nasir al-Din Tusi
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Term
Definition
Alexander Nevskii
tsar
Ottoman Empire
lama
Beijing
Ming Empire
Yongle
Zeng He
Yi
kamakaze
Ashikaga Shogunate
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GUIDED NOTES
What was life like for nomads of Central and Inner Asia?
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Draw a diagram of the structure of Mongol society. Make sure to label.
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What religion did the Mongols practice? (Is this a trick question? If so, why?)
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Give each stage of the Mongol Empire’s expansion a name and note the key events.
1200-1260
1215-1283
1260 to 1500
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What made the Mongol’s military techniques or strategies unique?
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The Mongols commercially integrated all parts of their empire. What negative consequences
occurred as a result?
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What were the goals of the Il-khan State?
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How did they accomplish their goals?
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Describe the Il-khans’ and Timurid’s contributions to culture and science in the 13th to 15th
centuries.
Cultural Contributions
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Scientific Contributions
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How did Mongol rule affect Russia and the lands of Islam? How did Mongol rule affect East
Asia? (Compare and contrast.)
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Impacts of Mongol Rule on Russia/Islam
Impacts of Mongol Rule on China
Write a thesis paragraph that summarizes your comparison.
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Identify continuities (things that stayed the same) and changes between the Yuan Dynasty
and the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan
Capital
Beijing
Provincial structure
Calendar
Buddhism’s role
Social structure
Confucianism’s role
Confucians largely
excluded from
government.
Forbidden City
Focus on the southern
frontier
Seafaring Expeditions
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Ming
Change or Continuity?
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Korea
Japan
Effects of Mongol
Attacks
Technological
Developments
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How did Annam (Vietnam) emerge?
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How was Annam’s (Vietnam’s) similar to and different from China’s once it broke away?
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