The Mongols
(Yuan Dynasty)
(Yuan Dynasty)
Soldiers in the Mongol army were really good at riding these animals into battle.
What are horses?
This is something Risa hates, but the Mongols made from milk.
What is cheese?
Started in the Qin Dynasty, this structure was improved during the Ming Dynasty and still stands in west and northwest China.
What is the Great Wall?
This guy is responsible for uniting Mongolian speaking tribes and leading them to take over a good bit of Asia and Europe.
Who is Genghis Khan?
What is tea?
These are tall towers that could be as many as ten stories tall. They built lots of them in China, Japan, and Korea as religious structures, monuments, and watchtowers.
What are pagodas?
The Mongols were nomadic herders who depended on these animals (multiple answers).
One of the places that tea and tea drinking culture spread from China.
What is Japan (or Korea, or England, or ...)?
This new palace city in Beijing housed the emperor, his family, servants, and many government buildings.
What is the Forbidden City?
In order to motivate his followers, Genghis Khan used one of these strategies.
What is paid them equally? What is promoted people based on merit? What is killed bad leaders and helped elevate lower classes?
The Mongols didn't have this grain, but it's a very popular thing in China that they began to incorporate it into their cuisine.
What is rice?
This structure is a portable tent that the Mongols used.
What is a yurt (or ger)?
This Mongolian princess is known for wrestling dudes who wanted to marry her, as well as for being a warrior.
Who is Khutulun?
What is pasta?
The Great Wall was built for one of these reasons (multiple answers).