Unit 3E Study Guide 1
APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social
Big Question: How did the Mongols affect the regions they conquered? Relevant Reading
Text & Secondary Sources Strayer, Ch 12 – Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Moment, 1200-1500
General History Vocabulary nomadic, pastoral, plague
People
Name Theme(s)
Place/Time
Significance (What did this person do?)
Temujin Chinggis Khan, or Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Khubilai Khan
Tamerlane Timur the Lame
Mehmed II the Conqueror
Vocabulary / Historical Events / Trends
Term
Theme(s)
Place/Time
Definition & Significance
Khanate
Battle of Manzikert
kami
Yuan Dynasty
il-khanate
Bubonic plague(s)
Unit 3E Study Guide 2
APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social
Short Answer
10. How did the Mongols, with only a small population, conquer such a vast territory? What military, governmental, economic, and psychological methods did the Mongols use?
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11. What caused the Mongols to stop expanding/conquering (E, SE, S, SW Asia, and into Europe?)
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12. How did the Mongols affect the economy of Eurasia during their rule? How did they affect diffusion in other areas: culture, technology; languages, biology; science?
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13. What challenges did the Mongols face in ruling China? What practices/policies did they use to strengthen their rule? Which of their policies do you think was a mistake, and which do you agree with? (and why?)
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14. Why did the Mongol Empire break up? Why were they able to last as long as they did?
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APWH Themes: 1 = H-E Interaction; 2 = Cultural Dev & Interaction; 3 = Politics; 4 = Economic; 5 = Social
Unit 3E Study Guide 3
Label & Color the 4 Khanates: Great Khan Ilkhanate of Persia Golden Horde Chagatai (Jagatai)
Cities: Baghdad Moscow Karakorum Samarkand Khanbaliq (Beijing)