Mongol Empire

Mongols and the Ming Dynasty

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1. Throughout its history, China often had to defend itself from nomadic invaders.

2. ​The nomads would raid Chinese Cities and form armies to invade China.

3. In the 1200s one of these nomadic tribes was the mongols

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Background Info

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What is a nomad?

• A person who stays in one place forever

• A person who moves from place to place

• A person who has a permanent residence but travels often

• A settled person

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What can you tell about the Mongols style of Warfare from looking at this picture?

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Mongols

Mongol people were a group of tribes from the grasslands of central Asia

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• They came from the steppes Northwest of China.

• They were great horsemen

• Mongols lived in clans led by a leader called a Khan.

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The Mongols

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What was a Mongol leader called

• Emperor

• King

• Khan

• Kublai Khan

By 1206, Genghis Khan united the Mongols under his rule. His name means "ruler of the universe"

He invaded China, breaking through the great wall and destroying cities in their path.

Ghengis Khan

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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes under his rule and expanded their empire into China.

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Was a ruthless but brilliant military leader.

​His fighters were expected to fire arrows at a full gallop on their horses.

He would use bombs made of gunpowder and catapult cities to ruin. He left the bones of his enemies in ruined cities as a warning to others

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Genghis Khan

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What does Genghis Khan's name mean?

• Ruler of the Mongols

• Ruler of the Heavens

• Ruler of the world

• Ruler of the universe

Quote by Genghis Khan

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"The greatest joy a man can have is victory. To conquer one's enemy's armies, to pursue them, to deprive them of their possessions, to reduce their families to tears, and to ride on their horses..."

• It continued to expand

• ​They invaded Russia, Persia, Mesopotamia, and Syria.

• They destroyed the Abbasid Capital of Baghdad in 1258 and ended the symbolic unity of the Muslim World

• The Mongols at this time controlled the largest empire the world had ever known

The Mongol Empire after Genghis Khan's death

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True or False: The Mongol empire was bigger than Alexander the Great's Empire

• True

• False

• After his death a descendant ruled each of the four sections called "Khanates"

• ​Outside of China the Mongols ruled through local officials.

• The Mongols adapted to local culture, meaning if they ruled Muslim lands they adopted the religion of Islam.

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​Empire divided into four parts

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What were the four sections of the Mongol Empire called? ,

• Khanates

• Khans

• Kahnneets

• Kublai Khan

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Who was the Great Khanate ruled by?

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Khanna

• Kuu Khan

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​Kublai Khan

The leader who completed the Mongols' conquest of China

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What ethnic group was at the bottom of the social pyramid under Mongol rule?

• Central Asians

• North Chinese

• South Chinese

• Mongols

• Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer who traveled throughout the Far East and China for much of his life.

• ​He left us with important primary sources about his travels in Medieval China

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​Marco Polo

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What is a primary source?

• A source created second hand by someone who did not experience it

• A source created by someone who experienced it

• A source that is completely made up

• A source that is unreliable