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Homework:
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C-4 due Monday
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Current events project due Monday, May 23.
A.
B.
After Genghis Khan’s death,
Mongol power continues to
spread through Central Asia,
Persia, the Arab Empire and
Russia. The Mongol Empire is
divided into four khanates,
each one ruled by one of
Genghis’ sons or grandsons.
From the mid-1200s to the
mid-1300s, the Mongols
brought stability and law and
order to their empire and
promoted trade and cultural
diffusion between different
regions. This period became
known as the Pax Mongolica.
A.
B.
Grandson of Genghis Khan. Conquers the Song
Dynasty in China in 1279
Establishes the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). First
time all of China has been united in 300 years.
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If you were an advisor to Kublai Khan, what advice
would you give him on building a strong government?
◦ How should cultural differences between the Mongols the
Chinese be dealt with? (Force Chinese to accept Mongol
ways? Create separate communities for Chinese and
Mongols? Blend the two cultures together?)
◦ Should the Chinese be allowed to keep their civil service
examinations and system of government? Why or why not?
◦ Who would you give the best farmland to: the large Chinese
peasant population or the Mongol warriors who helped you
to conquer China? Why?
A.
Relationship with the Chinese
1. Toleration
2. Limited cultural exchange
B.
Government
1. Mongols keep the Chinese system of
government.
2. Chinese only allowed to hold low or local
positions, highest positions went to Mongols
and Muslims/Christians from the west.
3. Civil Service exams abolished.
C.
Land, Taxes and Trade
1. Land is confiscated from peasants and
given to Mongol military leaders.
2. Central government collects taxes from
peasants once a year.
3. But with this revenue, trade and outside
contact flourish. Foreign merchants settle in
China, and the Silk Road flourishes.
Kublai will establish a permanent
capital in Beijing, which he will
rename Khanbaliq.
D.
1. Venetian trader Marco Polo will
serve Khan for 17 years.
2. Polo’s adventures were
recorded in the book book The
Travels of Marco Polo.
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Do you think Kublai Khan’s policies will
ultimately allow the Yuan Dynasty to be
successful in ruling over China? Why or why
not?