Mighty Mongols
What type of groups did the Mongols live in?
Clans
The Mongol Empire made trade where easier and safer?
Silk Road
What weapons made the Mongol horde even deadlier in battle?
Guns
How did Mongol rulers grow wealthy?
Taxing trade
What is the vernacular language in the United States?
English
What was Genghis Khan’s goal after he was elected?
Unify the Mongol clans
Marco Polo was a man from ___________ who traveled to ___________ and met Kublai Khan.
Italy, China
What ended both Mongol invasions of Japan?
Storms
What was the purpose of the Forbidden City?
House the emperor and his family
A census is used to identify people for ________
Taxes
What skill made the Mongol horde deadly in battle?
Mounted archery
How did Marco Polo share his travels with the rest of Europe?
Wrote a book
Genghis Khan created the largest ______ ________ in history.
Land empire
What happened to Genghis Khan’s empire after he died?
Split between his sons
What tactic did the Mongols use to make people surrender immediately?
Terror
Which dynasty was established by the Mongols?
Yuan
What Ming Dynasty creation could you visit in modern-day Beijing?
Forbidden City
Who revolted and brought down the Ming Dynasty from inside China?
Farmers
How were Korean leaders able to stay in power after the Mongols took over Korea?
Agreeing to Mongol control
How did the Chinese see the Europeans coming to their land?
Barbarians
Why did Chinese people resent Yuan leaders controlling China?
high taxes, spent too much on war, officials stole from the treasury, they weren't Chinese
What is one of the reasons Chinese officials stopped Zheng He’s journeys?
cost too much, introduced dangerous foreign ideas, believed merchants were selfish and unworthy
How did Emperor Hong Wu keep peace in China?
Harsh leadership
What was the goal of Zheng He’s voyages?
Spread Chinese influence
How did Ming Dynasty officials respond to outside influences?
Isolationism