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Why should we study history?
I. The Rise of the Mongols
A. Nomadism
1. Group decisions
2. Arranged Marriages
3. Horses
B. Religion
1. Buddhism and Islam
2. Shamanism
II. The Mongol Conquests
A. Chinggis Khan
B. Ogodei
C. Tribute
D. Khubilai Khan and the Yuan Empire
E. Tactics
III. Overland Trade and Disease
A. Silk
B. Porcelain
C. Marco Polo
D. Bubonic Plague
1. Kaffa
I. Mongol Rivalry
A. The Il Khan state and the Golden Horde ruled Muslim populations
B. Clash between Islam and Mongol religion
C. Attempted alliance of Europe and the Il Khan State
D. Tax Farming
E. Timur
II. Culture and Science in Islamic Eurasia
A. Il Khans and Timurids oversaw a time of cultural and scientific acheivement
B. Juvaini
C. Rashid al-Din
D. Nasir al-Din Tusi
I. Russia and Rule from Afar
A. Batu (Golden Horde) conquered Russia
B. Alexander Nevskii
1. Convinced Russian princes to submit to Mongol rule
C. Ivan III (1462-1505)
1. First Russian Tsar
II. New States in Eastern Europe and Anatolia
A. Teutonic Knights
B. Mongol armies
1. Very diverse
2. Commanded by Mongols
C. European perceptions of Mongols
1. Primary Source Packets
2. Study Guide
I. The Yuan Empire
A. Synthesis of Mongol and Chinese tradition
B. Founded by Khubilai Khan
C. Capital: Beijing
D. Cosmpolitan
E. Heirarchy of ethnicities
F. Mandarin
G. Increased trade and wealth in cities
H. Devestation of rural life
II. The Fall of the Yuan
A. Rebellion and infighting broke out in the mid 1300s
B. Zhu Yuanzhang led the overthrow of the Yuan and established the Chinese Ming Dynasty
Genghis Khan's conquests were justified by the law and order, trade, and advancements it brought
Genghis Khan should be remembered primarilly as a brutal conqueror
I. Ming China on a Mongol Foundation
A. Hongwu
1. Became more isolationist
B. Yongle
1. took power in a coup
2. Enlarged the Forbidden City
3. Restored trade with the Middle East
4. Expanded the Empire
5. Zheng He
II. Technology and Population
A. Shipbuilding
B. Metal work
C. Firearms
D. Literature
E. Porcelain