Mongols
The Mongols ruled in these two centuries?
13th-14th centuries
(1200-1300's)
Hundreds of important cities, ports, and entrepôts dotted a complex network of land and water routes, known as
Silk Road(s)
China, Under Mongol rule
This Italian traveler's journals are a great historical source for our understanding of the Mongol Empire
Marco Polo
Name of series of conflicts in favor of Christian regaining control of the Holy Land.
The Crusades
This was Genghis Khan's birth name?
Temujin
This is the term historians use to describe the period of stability, peace, and cultural exchange under Mongol rule?
Pax Mongolica
The dynasty that created the Grand Canal in China
Sui
Food growing region from South could be transported(connected) to Northern populous region
He founded the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China
Kublai Khan
Meaning of Genghis Khan
"Universal Ruler"
From where did the Mongols originate and how did they live?
Steppes of Central Asia
nomadic/pastoralists
Egalitarian
Afro-Eurasian trade involved these continents
Africa
Europe
Asia
True or False: China controlled the majority of the Spice and Silk
TRUE
He called upon Christians to fight and recapture the Holy Land
Pope Urban II
True or False: Trade network was concentrated on strategic Urban Centers
TRUE
Ignored rural
Mongols were master warriors specifically with
Horseback Riding (Cavalry)
Cross Bow
Became the most important center of learning in the world, and its scholarly community was known as the “House of Wisdom”
Bagdad
Name of Merit based exam in China that gave well-paying and good status jobs in the Chinese bureaucracy
Civil Services Examination
From technology first discovered in China, he was able create his famous printing press and bring it to Europe
Johannes Gutenberg
Name for A port city where goods are brought in, stored, and shipped out
Entrepôts
Explain Mongol tactics in Conquest versus Policies implemented after conquest
Students must explain specific BEFORE AND AFTER which demonstrates mastery
Must mention below and more
Brutal Conquerors, Siege Warfare, Spread of plague
Relatively Tolerant Rulers
Practice Own Religion
Kept working systems in place
Millions of Muslims take a Hajj to this holy city and birthplace of Muhammad each year
Mecca
This Chinese dynasty brought China into a Golden Age and expanded larger than all others
Explain how
Tang
Silk Roads (Silk)
Expansion of Buddhism
Creation of important technology and innovations
Where did Kublai Khan move his capital city?
and from where?
From Karakorum in Mongolia to Beijing in China
This dynasty believed in Neo Confucianism
Explain Neo Confucianism
Song Dynasty
Doubled down on Confucian relationships
Further subordinated women
Banned Buddhism and all foreign ideals