Genghis, Kublai, & Mongols
What does Genghis Khan mean?
Universal Ruler
What did the Yuan Dynasty become an epicenter of?
Cultural Diffusion
What was the name of the paper money?
Paper Chao
What was the name of the Plague that wiped out most of Europe & China?
Bubonic Plague
Name three of the personalities Genghis Khan was known for.
Most feared, legendary, & brutal
What type of people did the Mongols picked out from some of the religions?
Priests
Name two things that were imported and brought to China.
Gold, salt, sugar, fur, honey, beeswax, Bible, Qur’ans
By how much percent of the population did the Bubonic Plague get to?
50% of the population
What were Kublai Khan's main two goals?
- Eliminate the privileges and primary cultural traces of all Chinese
- Promote cultural diffusion and trade to create a multi-ethnic and multicultural empire
During the time of Eurasia being locked down and safe to travel, what was that period known as?
Pax Mongolia
How much was 1 paper Chao equaled to?
1 ounce of gold
What did the Bubonic Plague cause on the Yuan Dynasty?
Caused labor shortages and less businesses
In what year did Genghis Khan conquer Northern China and what did he rename the Jin capital to?
1215, Khanbaliq hence City of the Khans
What were the four religions the Mongols chose the priests from?
Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Zoroastrianism
Where was safety enabled? (what were the places)
Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
In what year did the Bubonic Plague erupt in Yuan China?
1340
In what year did the Mongols attempt to conquer the four countries and what were the countries they tried to conquer?
1270s-1300 | Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Cambodia
What was the best dynasty?
YUAN
How much were the values of the Chao as it began to decrease over time?
0.25 ounce of gold
Explain how the economy faltered.
- The governments' inability to keep track of the gold and paper Chao at the same time
- The Bubonic Plague outbreak which led to shortages in labor
- Inflation