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Mongols in World History
History
The
"Barbarian"
Stereotype
A new look at Mongol contributions
Support for foreign contact and exchange
Support for trade and merchants
Improved Status
Merchant Associations
Missionaries from Rome:
bridging East and West
Pax Mongolica:
the Mongol Peace
Support for artisans
Status of Artisans
Artistic and Cultural Exchange
Religious tolerance
Relations with Islam
Conquests
Why did the Mongols begin their conquests?
Chinggis Khan
Tribal group vs. Mongol identity
Organization and tactics
Three invasions
Expansion under his successors
How a small group of Mongols conquered such a vast domain
Collapse of the empire
China
Introduction
Khubilai Khan
in China
Life in China under Mongol rule
Peasants -
cooperatives
Artisans -
new heights
Merchants -
improved status
Legal codes
Civilian life -
Daidu/Cambaluc/Beiing
Religion -
toleration
Culture
Beginnings of Mongol Collapse
Military successes and failures
Public works failures
Key Figures
Chinggis Khan
(1162? - 1227)
Mongol unity under Chinggis Khan
Chinggis's 4 Great Legacies
Death of Chinggis
The myth of Chinggis
Ogodei
(1185-1241), son and successor to Chinggis Khan
Khubilai Khan
(1215-1294) Chinggis's grandson and emperor of China
Marco Polo
(1254-1324), the
"Westerner"
who saw it all
Nomadic Life
Introduction
Sheep, a source of bounty
Goats
Survival of the flocks
Yaks and oxen
Camels
Horses
Mare's milk
Clothing & jewelry:
the del
The portable home:
the ger
Gallery
Chinggis Khan
Khubilai Khan
Marco Polo
Mongols in China
Mongol Conquests
Key Figures
MAPS
SITE TRANSCRIPT
Class Materials
Bibliography
Credits
The Mongols in World History
TIMELINE PERIOD: 1000-1500 CE
Faculty Consultant: Morris Rossabi
Global History
A new look at Mongol contributions
The
"Barbarian"
Stereotype:
A new look at Mongol contributions
Support for foreign contact and exchange
Support for trade and merchants
Improved Status
Merchant Associations
Missionaries from Rome:
bridging East and West
Pax Mongolica:
the Mongol Peace
Support for artisans
Status of Artisans
Artistic and Cultural Exchange
Religious tolerance
Relations with Islam
The Mongol Conquests
What led to the conquests?
Why were they successful?
Why did the Mongols begin their conquests?
Chinggis Khan
Tribal group
vs. Mongol identity
Organization and tactics
Three invasions
Expansion under
his successors
How a small group of
Mongols conquered such
a vast domain
Collapse of the empire
The Mongols in China
The Mongols' influence on
China's Yuan Dynasty
Introduction
Khubilai Khan
in China
Life in China under Mongol rule
Peasants -
cooperatives
Artisans -
new heights
Merchants -
improved status
Legal codes
Civilian life -
Daidu | Cambaluc | Beiing
Religion -
toleration
Culture
Beginnings of Mongol Collapse
Military successes and failures
Public works failures
Key Figures - Mongol History
A closer look at four important figures
Chinggis Khan
(1162? - 1227)
Mongol unity under Chinggis Khan
Chinggis's 4 Great Legacies
Death of Chinggis
The myth of Chinggis
Ogodei
(1185-1241), son and successor to Chinggis Khan
Khubilai Khan
(1215-1294) Chinggis's grandson and emperor of China
Marco Polo
(1254-1324), the
"Westerner"
who saw it all
The Pastoral Nomadic Life
Key elements in the Mongols' pastoral-nomadic way of life
Introduction
Sheep, a source of bounty
Goats
Survival of the flocks
Yaks and oxen
Camels
Horses
Mare's milk
Clothing & jewelry:
the del
The portable home:
the ger
IMAGE GALLERY
Chinggis Khan
Khubilai Khan
Marco Polo
Mongols in China
Mongol Conquests
Key Figures
MAPS
SITE TRANSCRIPT
