VOCAB
A large, dry, grass-covered plain
A Steppe
This person built an army, and by 1206 he had united the Mongols under his rule
Genghis Khan
A Mongol Leader
Khan
Genghis Khan’s Grandson (Hint: in 1206 he took over northern China)
Kubai Khan
Ascendancy
A famous visitor who arrived in 1275, stayed in China for over 70 years, and published an account of his travels
Marco Polo
A device used to hurl heavy rocks
Catapult
Mongols
Other foreigners
people from northern China
Mongol society social class