Gengis Khan
Who was the ruler of the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
This weapon was used by the Mongols and gave them an edge in battle.
Compound Bow
T/F
The Mongol empire was smaller than the Roman Empire
False
T/F
Mongol people converted the people they conquered to their religion.
False
Kublai Khan conquered this dynasty.
Song
Tang
Ming
Juan
What is the Song Dynasty?
This was the area that Ghengis Khan wanted to control
Silk Road
What was the Mongols' preferred form of transportation in battle?
Horse
What does the title "Khan" mean?
Conqueror
Leader
Ruler
Great One
Ruler
Who were put in high government positions?
Military Generals
Foreigners
Elected Officials
Strongest
Foreigners - Mongols were unable to read and write
Kublai Khan was so impressed by this culture he adopted many of its customs.
What is the Chinese culture?
Which of these is NOT a possible reason the mongols started to conquer land?
- it got colder
- they were being attacked
- They wanted to overtake land
They were being attacked
The Mongols were tolerant and accepting of this type of belief?
Religious beliefs
The Mongol empire was a group of....
Nomads
These were wide, grassy plains that the Mongols used for their animals to graze on.
Prairies
Steppes
Tundra
Steppes
T/F
Kublai Khan allowed conquered people to practice their own traditional beliefs.
What is true?
What modern-day country did he grow up in?
China
Mongolia
Japan
India
Mongolia
Which of the following did the military NOT use
- strength
- stealing goods
- gun powder
- horseback riding
stealing goods
The first emperor of the Yuan or Mongol dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Why were the Mongols so unstoppable?
Strong military, new ways to fight...
The religion that Kublai Khan practiced.
What is Buddhism?
How would you describe Gengis Khan in 3 words
Ruthless
Total power
strong leader
This is the country that the Mongols tried to take over and failed twice.
Japan
This was the name of the 4 regions broken into where each ruler was a son or grandson.
ankheta/kingdom
Unscramble the first word
Khanate/ Kingdom
The number of people who are descendants of Gengis Khan
16 million
18 million
20 million
16 million
Under Kublai Khan, the people lived under this number of social classes.
What is 4?
1. Mongols served by Chinese peasants. paid no taxes.
2. Central Asians paid no taxes.
3 and 4 Made up of the Northern and Southern Chinese who had been part of the Song Dynasty. Paid taxes and served the privileged upper classes.