Mongolian People
I completed the conquering of China, and I called it the Yuan Dynasty.
Kublai Khan
Did you know: The Yuan Dynasty only lasted about 87 years.
The area where the Mongols came from.
steppe
The original birth name of Genghis Khan.
What is Temujin?
The Mongols were brilliant warriors and as such they used this Chinese material almost like "armor" to aid them in war. We use it today commonly to make men's ties.
silk
The most utilized weapon by the Mongols in battle was this. It gave them an unmatched advantage making the Mongolian forces much faster than their opponents.
horse
We constantly move in search of new lands for food and grass for our cattle to graze upon. We can only herd domesticated animals because they can be tamed. We refuse to just wander about we follow seasonal patterns to aid us in our migrations for place to place.
nomads
Mongolian nomads were divided and as a result they fought over two basic resources. This resources are....
What is water and land?
The name Genghis Khan means....
Universal Ruler (or Universal Leader)
As a result of being Nomads, Mongolians traveled a lot. These first mobile homes helped the Mongolians rule a vast Empire for a little less than a century.
gers
Did you know: Gers were so massive that most could not be pulled by horses they had to be pulled by Oxen. A slower but far stronger animal.
The Mongolians began to weaken as a result of this sin which plagued many a conquerer. What sin is it?
greed
I was the master of terror and united the Mongols under one ruler for the first time in Mongolian history.
Genghis Khan
Did you know: Genghis Khan's birth name was Temujin!
Sure the Nomads needed animals to survive! They only worked with which of these kinds of animals - wild or domesticated?
domesticated animals
Did you know: It is believed that Mongols attempted to domesticate wild animals, of course this failed more often than not.
Genghis Khan was known as one of the most fearless rulers in world history. It is ironic that he died in 1227 not from a war inflicted wound but from this...
falling off his horse while hunting and died from the injuries
True or False:
1) Mongols welcomed advice from women.
2) Mongols were religiously tolerant.
3) Mongols did not engage in cultural blending.
1) True
2) True
3) False
Mongolia is an actual country today. Which direction is it in relation to China?
north
He visited the Yuan Dynasty as a guest of Kublai Khan and was an invaluable asset because he spoke several languages and aided Kublai in interacting with other conquered peoples in the area.
Marco Polo
Did you know: Polo served The Great Khan for approximately 17 years!
The most important animal to a nomad. It was used in war and the Mongols considered it a weapon...actually their most important weapon!
horse
Did you know: It has been recorded that a Mongolian Warrior would spend days on his horse!
Genghis Khan was driven to be a conqueror as a result of his mother and sister being captured, assaulted and eventually murdered by this clan which also poisoned his father.
We all know that the Mongolian way is to win in battle, however unfortunately a blemish on their war record came at the hand of this country east of Mongolia.
How many times did the Mongols try to invade?
What was the name of the divine wind that helped stop the Mongols?
2) 2
3) kamakize
What is the meaning of Kublai Khan?
"Great Khan"
What is the main reason that the Mongolians today believe that Genghis Khan is a hero?
He is the one that united the tribes of the Mongol steppes into one people.
Other than conquering, the only other way the Mongolian nomads could acquire what they needed to survive was?
trade
Did you know: The Mongols frequently traded horses for items that they could not find in nature such as metal, cloth, and tea.
After the death of Kublai Khan, the Mongolian Empire was divided into khanates. How many khanates was the Empire divided into and what happened to them in 1368?
1) 4
2) The Mongol Empire died/ended (and with it, the Yuan Dynasty)
Kublai Khan did not rule unwisely. He did many things to make sure the Yuan Dynasty was successful. In order to do this, he worked with the ____ and also made the _____ far less powerful.
1) the Chinese
2) scholar-officials
What is the name of the famous explorer that assisted Kublai Khan in ruling over a variety people in the Yuan Dynasty for approximately 17 years?
How did he get to China?
Where was he from?
1) Marco Polo
2) the Silk Road
3) Italy