Transcript Aim: To what extent did Kublai Khan learn to effectively govern the

AIM: How did Kublai Khan carry
on the legacy of Genghis Khan?
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
I) Kublai Khan as ruler of the
Mongol Empire: 4 Khanates
• B) Kublai directly rules over China & Mongolia
No foreigner had ever ruled the whole
country-1st time in 300 years
Advice from a Chinese advisor
to Kublai Khan
• “I have heard that one can conquer the
empire on horseback, but one cannot
govern on horseback.”
• Do you agree with this advice?
• Why is the toleration of Chinese culture so
important to Kublai Khan’s rule?
Yuan Dynasty
• Opened China to greater foreign contacts and trade
• Tolerated Chinese culture and made few changes to
the system of government.
Pax Mongolica (1250-1350)
• Mongol Peace
• The imposed stability of law and order
across Eurasia (Mongol empire)
Silk Road Trade
• “A maiden bearing a nugget of gold on her
head could wander safely throughout the
realm.”
– How does this quote support the idea of a time of
peace?
Marco Polo
• Europe: gunpowder, compass, clock,
printing