The Mongols in China Daily Lesson and Discussion Notes: 4-3.
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The Mongols
Mongol Area
Steppes of northwest China
Geography of the land
Were nomadic and lived in yurts
Genghis Khan
The Empire begins
Brilliant Military leader
Expert warriors
A Mongol Warrior prepared for battle
The Catapult
The Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
Mongol Society under Kublai Khan
Mongols
Other Foreigners
People from Northern China
People From Southern China
Trade Revives along the Silk Road under the Mongol
control
Marco Polo
He traveled throughout the empire recording everything he
saw.
Was a diplomat under Kublai Khan traveled throughout the Empire
Here Marco is dressed in Mongol clothing. Interesting fact: there is nothing mentioned in
Marco’s book about the Great Wall of China
Marco Polo gave Europeans their first glimpse of China