Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas.

1. Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so.

2. Advances and Innovations Quiz - Answer Key: Tang and Song 1) The _________________________ dynasties developed new crops, farming methods and canal systems that improved China’s economy. 2) Using ______________________ currency made it easier for people to trade rather than having to use the barter system. 3) The ___________________________ was used to make books, calendars and government pamphlets. 4) “The fish” is another name for a __________________________ that Chinese sailors used to help them navigate on the ocean. 5) ______________________________ was first used in fireworks but then was later used in rockets and bombs. Paper wood block printing magnetic compass Gunpowder

3. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) ascendancy - steppe - khan - Genghis Khan - catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

4. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - khan - Genghis Khan - catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

5. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Genghis Khan - catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

6. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Ruler Genghis Khan - catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

7. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Ruler Genghis Khan - A strong leader who united the Mongols under his rule. catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

8. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Ruler Genghis Khan - A strong leader who united the Mongols under his rule. A device used to hurl heavy rocks. catapult - Kublai Kahn - Marco Polo -

9. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Ruler Genghis Khan - A strong leader who united the Mongols under his rule. A device used to hurl heavy rocks. catapult - Kublai Kahn - Genghis Khan's grandson. Marco Polo -

10. Vocab Word Search (pages 294 - 299) To rise to a position of power. ascendancy - steppe - A large dry grass-covered plain. khan - Ruler Genghis Khan - A strong leader who united the Mongols under his rule. A device used to hurl heavy rocks. catapult - Kublai Kahn - Genghis Khan's grandson. The most famous European visitor to China. Marco Polo -

11. The Mongol Ascendancy Who were the Mongols and how did they change China?

12. The Mongol Conquests/The Mongols Unite

13. Read the section The Mongol Conquests & The Mongols Unite on page 294 and answer these questions: 1) Where did the Mongols come from and what was the climate like? 2) Despite their disadvantages what were the Mongols able to do? 3) By 1206 what was Genghis Khan able to do?

14. Read the section The Mongol Conquests & The Mongols Unite on page 294 and answer these questions: 1) Where did the Mongols come from and what was the climate like? They came from the steppes of Northwest China where the climate was harsh. 2) Despite their disadvantages what were the Mongols able to do? 3) By 1206 what was Genghis Khan able to do?

15. Read the section The Mongol Conquests & The Mongols Unite on page 294 and answer these questions: 1) Where did the Mongols come from and what was the climate like? They came from the steppes of Northwest China where the climate was harsh. 2) Despite their disadvantages what were the Mongols able to do? They were able to build a vast empire. 3) By 1206 what was Genghis Khan able to do?

16. Read the section The Mongol Conquests & The Mongols Unite on page 294 and answer these questions: 1) Where did the Mongols come from and what was the climate like? They came from the steppes of Northwest China where the climate was harsh. 2) Despite their disadvantages what were the Mongols able to do? They were able to build a vast empire. 3) By 1206 what was Genghis Khan able to do? He united the Mongols under his rule.

17. Genghis Khan

18. Factors in the Mongol’s Success

19. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 1) What was the first factor for Mongol success? 2) What was the second factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)? 3) What was the third factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)?

20. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 1) What was the first factor for Mongol success? Genghis Khan was a brilliant military leader. 2) What was the second factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)? 3) What was the third factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)?

21. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 1) What was the first factor for Mongol success? Genghis Khan was a brilliant military leader. 2) What was the second factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)? Genghis Khan was ruthless in battle. He burned the cities of his enemies and left their bones piled on the ruins as a warning to others. 3) What was the third factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)?

22. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 1) What was the first factor for Mongol success? Genghis Khan was a brilliant military leader. 2) What was the second factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)? Genghis Khan was ruthless in battle. He burned the cities of his enemies and left their bones piled on the ruins as a warning to others. 3) What was the third factor for Mongol success (be descriptive)? The Mongols were fierce warriors and expert horsemen.

23. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 4) What was the fourth factor for Mongol success (provide examples)? 5) What was the final factor for Mongol success (provided examples)?

24. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 4) What was the fourth factor for Mongol success (provide examples)? Genghis adopted new weapons from the Chinese, like the catapult. 5) What was the final factor for Mongol success (provided examples)?

25. Read the section Factors in the Mongol’s Success on pages 295 - 296 and answer these questions: 4) What was the fourth factor for Mongol success (provide examples)? Genghis adopted new weapons from the Chinese, like the catapult. 5) What was the final factor for Mongol success (provided examples)? Genghis maintained law and order among the Mongols.

26. Mongolian Catapults

27. The Mongol Empire From our textbook page 295

28. Read the section The Mongol Empire on pages 296 - 297 and answer these questions: 1) What did Genghis Khan do after uniting the Mongols & by 1215 what had the Mongols accomplished? 2) By the time Genghis Khan died in 1227 how large Mongol territory?

29. Read the section The Mongol Empire on pages 296 - 297 and answer these questions: 1) What did Genghis Khan do after uniting the Mongols & by 1215 what had the Mongols accomplished? Foreign conquest. By 1215 they had conquered most of northern China. 2) By the time Genghis Khan died in 1227 how large Mongol territory?

30. Read the section The Mongol Empire on pages 296 - 297 and answer these questions: 1) What did Genghis Khan do after uniting the Mongols & by 1215 what had the Mongols accomplished? Foreign conquest. By 1215 they had conquered most of northern China. 2) By the time Genghis Khan died in 1227 how large Mongol territory? The Mongols controlled a vast territory stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea.

31. Read the section The Mongol Empire on pages 296 - 297 and answer these questions: 3) By the time that they were done what did Mongols control and what did they do with their empire?

32. Read the section The Mongol Empire on pages 296 - 297 and answer these questions: 3) By the time that they were done what did Mongols control and what did they do with their empire? They controlled the largest empire the world had ever known. They divided it into four parts called khannates. If khan means ruler what do you think khannates means? Do you remember the Caliphs from Islam, they controlled caliphates.

33. The Mongol Empire at its Height

34. The Yuan Dynasty

35. Read the sections The Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule & A New Social Order on page 297 and answer these questions: 1) What did Kublai Khan name his new dynasty and what does it mean?

36. Read the sections The Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule & A New Social Order on page 297 and answer these questions: 1) What did Kublai Khan name his new dynasty and what does it mean? He named is the Yuan Dynasty, which means the "origin or beginning."

37. Read the sections The Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule & A New Social Order on page 297 and answer these questions: 2) What did Kublai Khan keep from the Song Dynasty and what did change and how? 3) What was the new social order of the Yuan Dynasty and what did the social structure encourage?

38. Read the sections The Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule & A New Social Order on page 297 and answer these questions: 2) What did Kublai Khan keep from the Song Dynasty and what did change and how? He kept the bureaucracy and the rituals of the Chinese court. He reduced the power of Confucian officials and suspended the civil service exam. 3) What was the new social order of the Yuan Dynasty and what did the social structure encourage?

39. Read the sections The Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule & A New Social Order on page 297 and answer these questions: 2) What did Kublai Khan keep from the Song Dynasty and what did change and how? He kept the bureaucracy and the rituals of the Chinese court. He reduced the power of Confucian officials and suspended the civil service exam. 3) What was the new social order of the Yuan Dynasty and what did the social structure encourage? Society was divided into four groups with Mongols at the top followed by foreigners, then the northern Chinese with the recently conquered Chinese at the bottom. This system encouraged the Mongols to remain separate from Chinese culture.

40. From page 297 of our text

41. Important to remember: The Mongols neglected the merit system and the teaching of Confucius. Confucius was the person behind the ideas of the merit system and the civil service exam. The Mongols instead put people in charge based on their heritage and culture, regardless of their talent and skills. *Circle in your chapter breakdowns.*

42. Trade and Commerce The Silk Road

43. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 1) What did the Mongols encourage and how did they encourage it? 2) What did the Mongols reopen?

44. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 1) What did the Mongols encourage and how did they encourage it? They encouraged trade and commerce by elevating merchants to a higher status and they spared certain taxes that they had to pay to the Song. 2) What did the Mongols reopen?

45. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 1) What did the Mongols encourage and how did they encourage it? They encouraged trade and commerce by elevating merchants to a higher status and they spared certain taxes that they had to pay to the Song. 2) What did the Mongols reopen? They reopened the Silk Road.

46. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 3) What returned to Asia under Mongol rule and how did traders respond to it? 4) What goods were traded across Asia at this time and what else did traders bring with them?

47. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 3) What returned to Asia under Mongol rule and how did traders respond to it? Peace and order returned to Asia and traders once again took their caravans across the Asian continent. 4) What goods were traded across Asia at this time and what else did traders bring with them?

48. Read the section Trade and Commerce on page 298 and answer these questions: 3) What returned to Asia under Mongol rule and how did traders respond to it? Peace and order returned to Asia and traders once again took their caravans across the Asian continent. 4) What goods were traded across Asia at this time and what else did traders bring with them? Silk, porcelain, spice and other luxury goods.

49. Mongolian Silk Porcelain Spices

50. The Adventure of Marco Polo