The Beginning
What was the name of the dynasty the Mongols started?
The Yuan Dynasty
Why was the Silk Road Safer during the Mongols Rule?
Because since the region was vast it was all under one government.
Did Polo Read or write Chinese?
No
what people brought China Special Skills?
Foreigners
What was the Native Chinese's place in the social order?
They were at the bottom
What was the name of the first Mongol Emporer/Ruler?
Kublai Khan
How often along the Silk Road were there stations
Every 20 miles
How many years did Marco Spend traveling in China?
17 Years
What did Persian and Muslim Doctors establish?
New Hospitals
How did the Chinese feel about Contacting Foreigners afterwards?
They felt suspicious.... Synonyms are okay.
What dynasty did the Mongols take over?
The Song Dynasty
What people managed the Silk Road trading?
The Mulsim Merchant Associations
What people did Marco Polo come to China with?
His father and his uncle
What did Jamal-al- Din Introduce?
Better Astronomical Tools
Foreign contacts allowed what to spread?
Information, Knowledge, Ideas, Skills.. ANY ONE OF THESE Is fine
How long did the Dynasty continue on?
About 100 years
What did the Ships from India Trade?
Gems
What did the book of Polo's adventures do? Influence....
Influenced Europeans and stimulated further interest in trade
What did the Muslim Architects Build?
The Yuan Capital Of Dadu, present day Beijing
Why didn't the Chinese like the Foreign government officials that Khan appointed?
They were usually Liars and RUDE
In what year did the Emporer assume the throne after the invasion?
1279
What were the Two Goals Of Christian Missionaries?
To convert Chinese to Christianity and to Form an alliance with the Europeans against Muslims
What did the Khan have Marco Do for him?
Go fill in for the Khan on inspection tours all around China basically
What Knowledge did the Persians bring?
Advanced Astromony, mathematics ( math), medicine, and water management
What are the two special privileges that Foreigners had that Native Chinese did not?
They could learn languages the Chinese were forbidden to, and they didn't pay taxes.