Mongol Empire

Open Ended

What are the issues with having large empires? 

How would you keep order?

Open Ended

1. What was the Mongol Empire known for?

   1. Developing new scientific discoveries

   2. Being the largest land empire in history

   3. Conquering Europe

   4. Building monumental architecture

2. What was Chinggis Khan's most brilliant move to maintain his power?

   1. Promoting soldiers based on merit

   2. Distributing spoils evenly among soldiers

   3. Scattering conquered nomads among his own soldiers

   4. Forging strategic alliances with other leaders

3. What was the Mongol Empire's attitude towards religion?

   1. They only allowed the practice of Buddhism

   2. They let all religions flourish as long as the leaders prayed for them

   3. They persecuted all religious beliefs

   4. They only allowed the practice of shamanism

Multiple Choice

How long did it take the Mongols to conquer China

• 20

• 50

• 70

• 100

Multiple Choice

The Mongols forced their nomadic lifestyle, religion, or social structure on the Chinese.

• True

• False

Open Ended

How did the Mongols affect the Silk Road?

Activity: Spectrum of Decency
20 minutes

With your group, look at your specific paper (titled either Student 1, Student 2, Student 3, or Student 4). 

Read the statements and with your focus groups discuss the significance of each statement. 

What do you think of each quote? 

How does this describe the Mongols? 

Open Ended

In what area of the world did the Mongols have the greatest impact? Explain with evidence from your notes.