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WhoweretheMongols?

Mongollifecenteredonherdinganimals,especiallyhorses

Mongolslivedasnomadicclans,constantlysearchingforbetterpasturelands

TheMongolslivedintheharshclimateoftheEurasiansteppe,

anareawithlittlerain&extremetemperatures

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WhoweretheMongols?Asaresultoftheirlifestyle,theMongolsweretoughwarriorswhooccasionallyraidednearbysettlements

From1200to1206,aclanleadernamedGenghis

KhanunifiedtheMongols

GenghisKhanbuiltapowerfulMongolarmy&begana21-yearconquestofEurasia

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CentralAsia

UnderGenghis&laterkhans,theMongolsconquered…Russia

China

Korea

theIslamicEmpire

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HowdidtheMongolscreatethismassiveempire?

Mongolsoldierswereexcellenthorsemen;Usedthehorsesaddle

toshootarrowswhileriding

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HowdidtheMongolscreatethismassiveempire?

Genghiswasabrilliantmilitaryorganizer&strategist,buthisgreatesttacticwasterror&fear

Ifanenemyrefusedtosurrender,Genghiswouldorderthedeathoftheentirepopulation

AstheMongolreputationspread,manytowns

surrenderedtoGenghiswithoutafight

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“Inthecountriesthathavenotyetbeenoverrunbythem,everyonespendsthenightafraidthattheymayappeartheretoo.” (Arabhistorian)

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TheImpactoftheMongolEmpireTheMongolsweremercilessinbattle,buttolerantasrulers

Mongolkhans(rulers)oftenadoptedpartsofthecultureofthepeopletheyconquered

IntheWest,MongolsconvertedtoIslam

IntheEast,MongolsembracedChineseculture

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TheImpactoftheMongolEmpireMongolkhans

broughtstability&ordertoEurasia

Theerafromthemid-1200stothemid-1300siscalledthePaxMongolica(“Mongol

Peace”)

DuringthePaxMongolica,theMongolsguaranteedsafepassageacrossthe

SilkRoad

Asaresult,trade&culturaldiffusionincreasedbetween

Europe&Asia

Chinesetechnologieslikegunpowder&

themagneticcompassreachedEurope

Butdiseasesliketheplague(BlackDeath)reachedEuropetoo

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AfterthedeathofGenghisKhan,theMongolEmpirewasdividedinto4majorkhanateseachruledbyasonorgrandsonofGenghis

ThekhanateinPersiahelpedcontrolthe

SilkRoad

TheMongoldestructionofKievincreasedtheimportanceofMoscow

inRussia

TheMongolswerethefirstnon-MuslimstoruleovertheIslamicEmpire

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AfterthedeathofGenghisKhan,theMongolEmpirewasdividedinto4majorkhanateseachruledbyasonorgrandsonofGenghis

ButthemostsignificantkhanatewastheMongol

ruleoverChinaIn1279,Genghis’

grandsonKublaiKhanbecamethefirstforeignleadertoruleChina

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KublaiKhanKublaiKhanbegananewerainChinacalled

theYuanDynasty

KublaienjoyedChineseculturesomuchthathemovedtheMongolian

capitaltoChina

But,heexcludedtheChinesefromservinginhighgov’toffices&reliedonforeignerstoserveinhisgovernment

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Kublaiprovedtobeagoodemperor

forChina

Hebuiltroads&extendedtheGrandCanaltohelpimprove

transportationinChina

UnderKublai,foreigntradewithChinaincreaseddueto

thePaxMongolica

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MarcoPoloIn1275,aEuropeanmerchantnamedMarcoPolovisitedKublaiKhan’scourt

KublaiwassoimpressedwithMarcoPolothatheemployedhimintheYuangov’tfor17years

WhenMarcoPoloreturnedtoItalyin1792,hisstoriesofChinaincreasedEuropeandemandforAsiantrade

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BythetimeofKublai’sdeathin1294,theentireMongolEmpirewasgrowingweak

In1368,theChineseoverthrewtheMongols&startedtheMingDynasty

In1330,theMongolslostcontrolofPersia

In1370,theMongolslostcontrolofCentralAsia

In1480,underIvanIIIRussiagainedindependencefromMongolrule&

startedtheRomanovDynasty

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TheEndoftheGoldenAge■ Despitethewealth&cultureduringundertheTang&SongDynasties,theChinesewerebrieflyoverthrownbytheMongols– From1279to1368,foreignnomadscalledtheMongolsruledChina

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TheMingemperorsencourageoverseastrade…

In1368,theChineseoverthrewtheMongols&establishedtheMingDynasty

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…andbeganaseriesofexplorationsledbyZhengHetodemonstrateChinesesuperiority

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ReadtheexcerptfromZhengHeandtheTreasureFleetExpeditionsWithafleetofover100ships,

ZhengHeled7differentexpeditions

ZhengHeexploredareasalongtheIndianOcean&Africa,expandtrade,&collectedtributefromforeigners

ZhengHehadbetterships&traveledfartherthananyEuropeanexplorerswouldfor100years

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ChineseIsolation■ Afterthe7thtreasurefleetvoyagein1433,Chineseleadersunexpectedlyendedtheexpeditions&retreatedintoisolationism– Scholar-officialscomplainedthatZhengHe’svoyagesusedvaluableresourcesthatwereneededtodefendChina– China’sofficialtradepolicywastokeeptheinfluenceofoutsiderstoaminimum– China’sgeography&gov’tpolicieskeptitrelativelyisolatedforthenext300yearsuntilEuropeanmerchantsinthe1800sdemandedaccesstoChinesetrade