Unit 3E Study Guide 1

APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social

Big Question: How did the Mongols affect the regions they conquered? Relevant Reading

Text & Secondary Sources Strayer, Ch 12 – Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Moment, 1200-1500

General History Vocabulary nomadic, pastoral, plague

People

Name Theme(s)

Place/Time

Significance (What did this person do?)

Temujin Chinggis Khan, or Genghis Khan

Marco Polo

Khubilai Khan

Tamerlane Timur the Lame

Mehmed II the Conqueror

Vocabulary / Historical Events / Trends

Term

Theme(s)

Place/Time

Definition & Significance

Khanate

Battle of Manzikert

kami

Yuan Dynasty

il-khanate

Bubonic plague(s)

Unit 3E Study Guide 2

APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social

Short Answer

10. How did the Mongols, with only a small population, conquer such a vast territory? What military, governmental, economic, and psychological methods did the Mongols use?

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11. What caused the Mongols to stop expanding/conquering (E, SE, S, SW Asia, and into Europe?)

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12. How did the Mongols affect the economy of Eurasia during their rule? How did they affect diffusion in other areas: culture, technology; languages, biology; science?

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13. What challenges did the Mongols face in ruling China? What practices/policies did they use to strengthen their rule? Which of their policies do you think was a mistake, and which do you agree with? (and why?)

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14. Why did the Mongol Empire break up? Why were they able to last as long as they did?

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APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social

Unit 3E Study Guide 3

Label & Color the 4 Khanates: Great Khan Ilkhanate of Persia Golden Horde Chagatai (Jagatai)

Cities: Baghdad Moscow Karakorum Samarkand Khanbaliq (Beijing)