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Social Studies - Imperial China

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Nomads
In Northern China, called Mongolia
Who were the Mongols and where did they live?
Lived in clans.
Followed Herds
Lived in tents called yurts
How did the Mongols Live?
Skilled horseback riders. Bgan riding at 4 yrs old. could shoot well, while on horseback.

Fighting skills
What were the Mongol's greatest skills?
1206 - The meeting of teh mogol Inveaders took place
1211 - Thousands of Mongol men invaded China
1227 - Genghis Khan dies and his territory was spilt into several areas amonst his sons
1260 - Muslim leaders of Egypt stopped these advances
Complete the tie line with detsils about Genghis Khan and Mongol Invaders:

1206
1211
1227
1260
Good rulers. Because
1. they brought stability to the places they conquered
2. enforced trade
3. admired cultures they conquered and didn't try to change them.
Were the Mongols good, or bad rulers of the Chinese empire. Give examples to support answer.
True
T/F - in 1264, Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, made teh city of Khanbaliq the capital of tehe empire
False. They had their own language, laws and customs.
T/F - The Mongols and teh Chinese were culturally similar.
False. Ruled for only about 100 years.
T/F - the newly establised Yuan dynasty would rule for centuries?
True
T/F - The Yuan rulers set aside teh civil service examination and allowed non-chinese to work in government jobs?
False - Mongol rulers gradually won teh support of teh Chinese.
T/F - The chinese never accepted the Mongol rulers.
He was one of teh ost famous European travelers to reach China and became a privileged resident of China, because of his writings.
Who was Marco Polo and why was he an important figure in China?
Shipbuilding allowed them to travel father and helped expand their trade routes.
What effect did China's shipbuilding have on trade and the expansion of the empire?
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