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Acknowledgments ............................................................................................vii
Unit Introduction: The Mongol Empire . ........................................................ 1
Rationale and Introduction to Lessons ........................................................ 1
Unit Goals ........................................................................................................ 3
Connections to Curriculum Standards ........................................................ 3
Materials ........................................................................................................... 7
Equipment . ...................................................................................................... 7
Media Guide .................................................................................................... 7
Time, Suggested Sequence of Activities . ..................................................... 7
Subjects, Suggested Grade Levels ................................................................ 8
Related SPICE Units ....................................................................................... 8
SPICE Resources Online ................................................................................ 8
Note on Spelling . ............................................................................................ 9
Lesson One: The World of the Nomads .......................................................11
Handouts
1A:The Nacirema .................................................................................... 19
1B:The Nacirema .................................................................................... 21
2: Reflections on the Nacirema ........................................................... 23
3: Note-taking Sheet ............................................................................. 24
4: A–J: Lifestyle Adaptations . ............................................................. 25
5: A–D: Role Information . ................................................................... 45
6: Simulation Reflection ....................................................................... 57
Projections
1A:Sumerian Quote ................................................................................ 58
1B:Chinese Quote ................................................................................... 59
1C:Roman Quote .................................................................................... 60
1D:English Quote .................................................................................... 61
2: Nomadic and Sedentary .................................................................. 62
3: Simulation Overview ....................................................................... 63
4: Steps of the Simulation .................................................................... 64
Teacher Information
1: Nomads of Inner Asia ...................................................................... 65
2: Primary Source Originals and Citations ....................................... 69
3: Information on the Mongol–Chinese Simulation ........................ 72
4: Running the Mongol–Chinese Simulation . .................................. 80
Scenario Cards . .............................................................................................. 83
Resource Cards . ............................................................................................. 84
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Lesson Two: The Rise of Chinggis Khan ...................................................... 87
Handouts
1: How to Create a Miniature Graphic Novel .................................. 92
2A:“Temujin’s Birth” Narrative ............................................................ 93
2B:“Temujin’s Birth” Graphic Novel ................................................... 94
3: A–J: Stories from Temujin’s Life ................................................... 101
4: Timeline of Temujin’s Life ..............................................................116
Teacher Information
1: Further Reading on Temujin/Chinggis Khan .............................117
2: Guided Practice . ..............................................................................118
Answer Key: Timeline of Temujin’s Life ...................................................119
Graphic Novel Templates ........................................................................... 120
Lesson Three: The Expansion of the Mongol Empire ............................... 125
Handouts
1: A–H: The Mongol Campaigns ...................................................... 131
2: The Expansion of the Mongol Empire . ....................................... 155
Projections
1: Asia in 1200 CE ............................................................................... 157
2: Asia in 1300 CE ............................................................................... 158
3: Eight Regions .................................................................................. 159
4: Essay Prompts ................................................................................. 160
Answer Key: The Expansion of the Mongol Empire ............................. 161
Lesson Four: The Pax Mongolica, Marco Polo, and the Silk Road .... 169
Handouts
1: Early European Conceptions of Asia (Chart) ............................. 179
2: Early European Conceptions of Asia (Evidence) ....................... 180
3: Marco Polo Excerpts . ..................................................................... 184
4: Marco Polo’s Description of the World ........................................... 186
5A:Mongol Cultural Artifacts ............................................................. 187
5B:Descriptions of Mongol Cultural Artifacts ................................. 188
6: Types of Terrain . ............................................................................. 190
7: Silk Road Travel Journal ................................................................ 191
8: Game Reflection .............................................................................. 194
9: Later European Conceptions of Asia (Chart) ............................. 195
10: Later European Conceptions of Asia (Evidence) ....................... 196
Projection: Game Instructions . .................................................................. 199
Teacher Information
1: Europe and the Pax Mongolica . ................................................... 200
2: Primary Source Originals and Citations ..................................... 204
3: Game Scores .................................................................................... 210
Answer Key: Marco Polo Excerpts . ...........................................................211
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Lesson Five: The Decline and Legacy of the Mongol Empire ................ 213
Handouts
1A:Attempts on Japan and Southeast Asia ....................................... 218
1B:Return to Mongolia ........................................................................ 223
1C:The Ilkhanate ................................................................................... 228
1D:Timur’s Dynasty in Central Asia . ................................................ 233
1E:Russia and the Golden Horde . ..................................................... 238
1F:The Moghul Empire in India ........................................................ 243
2: Note-taking Sheet ........................................................................... 248
3: Create a Tour Guidebook! ............................................................. 249
Projections
1: Mongol Empire (1300 CE) ............................................................. 251
2: Four Divisions of the Mongol Empire (1300 CE) ....................... 252
3: Artifact Locations ........................................................................... 253
Appendices… ....................................................................................................... 255
Glossary ........................................................................................................ 257
Bibliography ................................................................................................ 261
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