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Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire: Conquests, Khanates, and Cultural Impact

Explore the rise and fall of the powerful Mongol Empire, including their military might, leadership of Genghis Khan, division into Khanates, and the lasting impact on trade and culture.

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Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire: Conquests, Khanates, and Cultural Impact

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  1. Warm-up Using your book 201 in your book – What natural barrier separates Mongolia from China? What man-made barrier separates Mongolia from China?

  2. Mongols! SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and 1500 CE

  3. Geography • Dry grassland – steppe • Pastoralist– herd domesticated animals • Seasonal nomadism

  4. Military and cultural might Great horsemen Clans – kinship groups Battle over access to grass and water Sometimes came together to fight

  5. Rise of Mongols • What is happening elsewhere? • Fourth Crusade – Christians sack Constantinople • Islamic Abbasid Empire loses land to Mongols • Sundiata comes to power in Mali • 1200 CE (AD) – Temujin unifies Mongols • AKA Genghis Khan! • 1225 Controlled Central Asia • 1227 dies of illness

  6. Map of Mongolian Conquests!

  7. Why Genghis is so successful Strong organizer Gifted Strategist Used cruelty as a weapon Created largest unified land empire in history!

  8. Four Khanates Sons and grandsons peacefully divide empire Khanate of Great Khan (Mongolia/China) Khanate of Chagatai (Central Asia) Ilkhanate (Persia) Khanate of the Golden Horde (Russia)

  9. Map of Khanates

  10. PaxMongolica • Mongol Peace • 1200-1300 CE • Very tolerant of others • Safe passage for trade, travelers, missionaries – Silk Roads thrive! • Bubonic plagues?!

  11. Kublai Khan • 1260 – Genghis’ grandson • Unites China for first time in 300 years (Yuan Dynasty) • Not nomadic… • Failed to invade Japan because of huge storm

  12. Marco Polo • Venetian trader (Italian) • Visits Kubla’s kingdom • Writes about his visit

  13. Mongolian Empire Falls China – Great Khan Khanate (Yuan Dynsasty)  leads to Ming dynasty Russia – Golden Horde Khanate  overthrown by Ivan III Ilkhanate of Persia  Ottoman Turks

  14. Mongolian Empire Falls Silk Roads close Russia unified Japan gains military power Mughal Empire in India rises to power China explores and grows powerful

  15. And now for something completely different South Park Mongolians…

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