Mongols
Silk Roads
Miscellaneous
Government
Essay Format
100

Ruler of the Mongols 

Genghis Khan

100

Path of the Silk Road

China to Europe

100

Weapons used by the Mongol army

bows, swords, (extra: gunpowder)

100

Government inspectors

inspected ships to make sure merchants weren't bringing anything illegal (merchants would try to bring goods into China without listing them in order to avoid being taxed)

100

The three parts of Context

Time, Place, Big Idea

200

Lifestyle of Mongols

Nomads

200

Three animals used by merchants

Horses, Camels, Ox

200

Large markets

gave merchants a large arena to sell their goods
200

Explain what the Chinese (Mongols) used taxes for

They used taxes to build infrastructures such as highways which helped merchants travel faster

200

A thesis has ___claims

2 claims

300

The Mongols were fierce____

Warriors

300

3 Goods Traded

Spices, Silk, Exotic Animals 

300

Marco Polo

Venetian merchant, explorer who became famous due to writing stories about his 24 years spent traveling

300

What were Mongol rulers known as 

Khan 

300

I need to have ___pieces of evidence in my essay 

3 pieces of evidence

400
The reason that merchants were traveling to China
What is silk (the Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make silk)
400

sardoba

Dome full of water where merchants could stop to drink water and get water for their animals 

400

Religion traded on the Silk Road

Buddhism

400

What were canals used for 

They made transport of goods easier and faster
400

At the start of my evidence paragraph, I have to 

Restate my claim 

500

The Chinese promoted trade by

building infrastructure (roads, providing places for merchants to sleep) and providing protection for merchants

500

Technology created to help make traveling on the Silk Road easier and more comfortable

What is wagon

500
Globalization is 
The interaction among people worldwide through trade, disease, and culture
500

Infrastructure 

Highways (transportation systems), buildings, sewage system, water systems, electric systems needed for the basic operation of a society

500

What is a good Context for our unit

During the Post-Classical Era,  China played a major role in international trade.  China was a place where merchants from around the world came to trade along the Silk Road.