Transcript Slide 1 - SCM Home

AD 1200’s China successful in Gov’t, Technology & Art
Mongols from the North were about to invade.
Mongols were nomadic herders from the North.
Clans that grazed the Steppes of Mongolia.
Excellent horseback riders and fighters.
AD 1206 Temujin elected Genghis Khan.
Khan unified the clans, created a legal code and
organized the military.
Army of 100,000 warriors in units with skilled officers.
AD 1211 invaded N. China. Used terror in attacks.
Khan died in 1227. Territory was divided between sons.
1258 – Capture Baghdad, move towards Middle East.
Built the largest land empire in history.
Brought damage and stability, grew wealth.
1260 GS- Kublai Khan became ruler.
1264- Est. city Khanbaliq in China (Beijing).
1271 – Kublai Kahn wanted all of China. (1279)
Started Yuan Dynasty lasted 100 years.
Kublai appointed Mongols to the top jobs in China.
Yuan did not use Civil Service. Respected Confucian.
Kublai respectful of outside religions.
China reached its height of wealth and power under
Mongols.
Mongols won the support of many Chinese.
Marco Polo was a famous European traveler.
Polo traveled from Venice to Khanbaliq.
Polo stayed for 16 years. Kublai sent him on many trips.
Ruled Yangzhou, returned to Italy.
Mongol Empire stretched from China to Europe..
Yuan dynasty expanded sea trade.
Muslims and Europeans took Chinese discoveries
home.
Mongols attempted to invade Japan twice, failed.