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Warm-up Part 1Time to fix a mistake in the study guide! Turn to the back page and write the following questions (space them out--you can use up the whole page):
16. a) What did the Mongols accomplish with Genghis Khan as their leader in the 1200s?
b) Describe life in China during the Yuan Dynasty, when Mongols ruled.
c) How did Yuan/Mongol leaders change Asia during the 1200s-1300s?
Warm-up Part 21 key idea to help you remember Han Dynasty
1 key idea to help you remember Tang Dynasty
Thursday, 10/26• Mongol/Yuan & Ming Dynasty notes & video
clips
Learning Target: I can explain the impact of Mongol and Ming rule on China.
Study Guide: #15-16 (complete!)
Mongolian Steppe
Yinjiang Region – Typical Mongol “Yurt”
Mongol Invasions
Mongol Empire at the time of G. Khan’s death (for an idea of size)
The MONGOLS (“Golden Horde”)• Temujin → Genghis Khan
(“Universal Ruler”)– 1162 – 1227 C.E.– From the steppe (dry, grass
covered plains in Central Asia)
– Created the largest land empire under a single rule
Mongol Empire during the Yuan Dynasty
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty, 1279-1368 C.E.• Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 C.E.)
– Pax Mongolica (“Mongol Peace”)• Tolerated Chinese culture but
lived apart from them• No Chinese in top government
posts• Patron of the arts• Encouraged foreign trade &
foreign merchants to live and work in China
– Marco Polo
Marco Polo• A Venetian merchant• Traveled through
Yuan China: 1271 – 1295
• Stories generated European interest in China
Marco Polo’s Travels
The Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty
● Brought political stability to much of Asia from the mid-1200s to mid-1300s
● Stability allowed trade to flourish along the Silk Road and across the empire
Woven silk textileSilk Road caravan, 1380
Brain break-- “Gotcha”
Brainstorm--who are the top explorers of all time?
Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644
Ming Dynasty
● Effective government: centralized power, officials chosen through civil service exam
● Nationwide school system● Renovations
○ Grand Canal & Great Wall● Increased food production
Ming Dynasty
● New era of greatness in China● Portuguese traders – peaked curiosity in
China
Admiral Zheng He’s Voyages• Purpose: exploration and diplomacy• Seven voyages from 1405-1433, each 1-2 years long• Each had dozens of ships and thousands of men
The route of the 7th voyage of Zheng He's fleet.
