Mongol Leaders
Which empire did Genghis Khan rule?
What is the Mongol Empire?
Kublai Khan created which dynasty?
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
The Mongols improved the Silk Road by lowering what?
What are taxes and tolls?
Marco Polo met which Mongol ruler?
Who is Kublai Khan?
A person with no permanent home, moving place to place.
What is a nomad?
Genghis Khan conquered parts of which three regions?
What are China, Europe, and India?
Who was Kublai Khan related to, making him part of a famous Mongol family?
Who is Genghis Khan (his grandfather)?
As nomads, Mongols valued which group of people important to trade?
Who are merchants?
Marco Polo returned home to which Italian city?
What is Venice?
– A word meaning cruel or without pity.
What is ruthless?
Kublai Khan was the __________ of Genghis Khan.
Who is his grandson?
What type of leaders advised Kublai Khan on Chinese government?
Who were Confucian advisors?
The Silk Road connected China to which continent?
What is Europe?
What is the name of Marco Polo’s book that spread knowledge of China?
What is The Travels of Marco Polo?
A tall or elevated word that also means “high.”
What is lofty?
Which dynasty did Kublai Khan conquer, making him the first Mongol ruler of all China?
What is the Song Dynasty?
Which dynasty did the Yuan replace in China?
What is the Song Dynasty?
Name 4 items traded on the Silk Road
Gold, Glass, Silk, spices, porcelain, tea, precious stones, jade fragrances...
How did Marco Polo affect the spread of Chinese technology?
He wrote about Chinese inventions in his book, teaching Europeans about them.
A carved stone monument used for inscriptions.
What is a stele?
Name two ways Kublai Khan developed his governing methods.
What are adopting Chinese customs, taking advice from Confucian advisors, or being impressed with Chinese culture?
Give one way Kublai Khan was influenced by Chinese culture.
He adopted customs, used Chinese advisors, or respected Chinese traditions.
Why was the Silk Road safer under Mongol control?
The Mongols protected trade routes and reduced crime.
Marco Polo helped Kublai Khan by serving in what role?
What is as an administrator in his empire?
To release something, to give it up
What is relinquish?