Rise of the Mongols
--Essential Question: What made the Mongols so successful?
Step 1 – Use AVID strategies to read the text
 Break down the question
 Read once without marking the text (except numbering the paragraphs)
 Read a second time with circles, underlines, and question marks
Step 2 – Answer the following questions
 Define at least 8 vocab words from the reading
 Why did Genghis Khan keep expanding his empire?
 How did the Mongols interact with the Persians (remember – interactions go
both ways. There might be more than one answer)?
 What made the Mongols so successful in warfare?
 Why were the Mongols so successful at running new parts of their empire?
 How did the Mongols treat women and outsiders, including the people they
conquered?
 How did the Mongols organize their empire in order to make it run effectively?
 What kind of interactions were there between Europe and the Mongols?
 What were the results of the interactions between Europe and the Mongols?
 Why did the Mongol empire fall apart?
 Why were the Mongols so successful?
Step 3 – Use your answers above to create 3 or 4 categories that will answer your
essential question.
Step 4 – create a chicken foot thesis diagram
Step 5 – turn in everything stapled together into a packet. Make sure your name is on
it before you turn it in.
Name:_____________________________________________
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