The Mongol Empire

Trade route through China and much of Asia connecting Western civilizations with the Eastern civilizations allowing the trade of goods, religions and cultures.

• Silk Road
• Silk & Porcelain
• Mongols
• Areas conquered by the Mongols

China, Eastern Europe (Russia), Persia, Tibet, Syria, Vietman, Korea

• Positives from the Mongols
• Mongol Empire Rule
• Reasons the Mongol Empire declines
• Areas conquered by the Mongols

Genghis Khan's greatest weapon as he conquered was the spread of _________. 

• gunpowder
• terror
• knowledge
• disease

This map shows the _________ empire

• Mongol
• Tong
• Roman
• Byzantine

________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia

• Wu Zhao
• Kublai Khan
• Tang Taizong
• Genghis Khan

The European merchant named ___________ arrived in Kublai Kahns court and impressed him. 

• King George 
• Christopher Coloumbus
• Marco Polo
• Vasco de Gama 

Genghis Kahn wanted control of the ________ because of its trade value. 

• capital of China
• Roman Empire
• horse chariot
• Silk Road

Based upon the paragraph and your knowledge of the Mongols, which statement is correct?

• Without access to the European markets, the Chinese were unable to obtain raw materials.
• The Mongols unified regions along the Silk Road, allowing for safe transport of goods.
• The Mongols replaced the Roman Empire as the dominant force in Western Europe.
• Muslims controlled busy trade routes into China from the 5th to the 7th centuries.

Originally, the tribes that later formed the Mongol people were

• slash and burn farmers in Eastern and Southern Asia.
• rice farmers in Japan and its surrounding islands.
• warlords ruling vast lands in Spain, France, and Russia.
• nomadic peoples living in the steppe north of China.

Who were the Mongols?

• Herdsmen who lived in South America

• Nomadic tribes from Mongolia who lived in yurts

• People who built the Great Wall of China

• People who created the world's largest empire