The Mongol Empire

How did Kublai Khan expand foreign trade?

• Made caravan routes across Asia safe.

• Shangdu and modern day Beijing.

• The job was costly; A typhoons struck them during battle, damaging all ships and killing soldiers.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

Who was Marco Polo?

• The grandson of Genghis who eventually ruled China and started a new dynasty.

• The most famous European to visit China; Served the great Khan for 17 years.

• So Kublai could help them rule successfully; There was a larger number of foreigners than Mongols.

• The job was costly; A typhoons struck them during battle, damaging all ships and killing soldiers.

Why did the Mongols give most high government posts to foreigners?

• The most famous European to visit China; Served the great Khan for 17 years.

• The grandson of Genghis who eventually ruled China and started a new dynasty.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

• So Kublai could help them rule successfully; There was a larger number of foreigners than Mongols.

Where did Kublai Khan move the capital of his empire?

• Made caravan routes across Asia safe.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

• Shangdu and modern day Beijing.

• From Mongolia to China.

When did Kublai Khan rule?

• 1207-1239

• 1260-1294

• 1246-1278

• 1235-1279

Why is the Yuan Dynasty important in Chinese history?

• It United China, gave more trade opportunities to China, and made a few changes to Chinese cultures and their system of government.

• The job was costly; A typhoons struck them during battle, damaging all ships and killing soldiers.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

• In 1368, it was overthrown. The military was defeated, luxurious lifestyle of the court, heavy spending, high taxes.

Who was Kublai Khan?

• The grandson of Genghis who eventually ruled China and started a new dynasty.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

• So Kublai could help them rule successfully; There was a larger number of foreigners than Mongols.

• The most famous European to visit China; Served the great Khan for 17 years.

Why were Mongols unable to conquer Japan?

• Made caravan routes across Asia safe.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.

• The job was costly; A typhoons struck them during battle, damaging all ships and killing soldiers.

• It United China, gave more trade opportunities to China, and made a few changes to Chinese cultures and their system of government.

When did the Mongols gain control of all of China?

• 1279.

• 1280.

• 1288.

• 1270.

What brought about the fall of the Yuan Dynasty?

• In 1368, it was overthrown. The military was defeated, luxurious lifestyle of the court, heavy spending, high taxes.

• It United China, gave more trade opportunities to China, and made a few changes to Chinese cultures and their system of government.

• The job was costly; A typhoons struck them during battle, damaging all ships and killing soldiers.

• They stayed in separate areas and relied on the laws and rules of their own culture.