Follow this link in order to open the ThingLink activity. Please answer the following questions in a Google Doc or Word Document and share it/email it to me. You do not have to include the questions or answer in complete sentences, just be sure that you fully answer each question. This assignment is due in my inbox by Wednesday at 9:20AM.
Genghis Khan and the Great Mongol Empire (Black Dot)
1. Describe the state of the Mongol's before Genghis Khan.
2. What tradition did Genghis Khan outlaw and what was his personal experience with it?
3. How large was Genghis Khan's empire at its greatest extent? (Look at the very bottom of the page)
Genghis Khan's Code of Laws (Blue Dot)
1. What type of religion did the Mongols follow, according to law #1?
2. Read law #14. How does this compare to Hammurabi's views on punishment?
3. What was the role of women in Mongol society, according to law #17?
14 Intriguing Facts about the Mongols (Green Dot)
1. How early were Mongols trained to ride horses? Why do you think they emphasized this so much?
2. How did the Mongols use "psychological warfare"?
Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty (Red Dot)
1. What made this "Yuan" Empire different than previous Chinese empires?
2. What do you think were Kublai Khan's two more important accomplishments?
Crash Course - The Mongols (Yellow Dot)
1. What two innovations did Genghis Khan make in order to win the civil war that allowed him to take power?
2. Who is the "open letter" written to? How does it relate to the Mongols and the world today?
3. What are John Green's "Five Arguments for Mongol awesomeness"?
4. What are John Green's "Five Arguments why the Mongol's might not be so awesome"?
READING ASSIGNMENT
Please read pages 324-330 (in the new book) "The Rise of the Mongols" before class on Wednesday/Thursday.
Genghis Khan and the Great Mongol Empire (Black Dot)
1. Describe the state of the Mongol's before Genghis Khan.
2. What tradition did Genghis Khan outlaw and what was his personal experience with it?
3. How large was Genghis Khan's empire at its greatest extent? (Look at the very bottom of the page)
Genghis Khan's Code of Laws (Blue Dot)
1. What type of religion did the Mongols follow, according to law #1?
2. Read law #14. How does this compare to Hammurabi's views on punishment?
3. What was the role of women in Mongol society, according to law #17?
14 Intriguing Facts about the Mongols (Green Dot)
1. How early were Mongols trained to ride horses? Why do you think they emphasized this so much?
2. How did the Mongols use "psychological warfare"?
Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty (Red Dot)
1. What made this "Yuan" Empire different than previous Chinese empires?
2. What do you think were Kublai Khan's two more important accomplishments?
Crash Course - The Mongols (Yellow Dot)
1. What two innovations did Genghis Khan make in order to win the civil war that allowed him to take power?
2. Who is the "open letter" written to? How does it relate to the Mongols and the world today?
3. What are John Green's "Five Arguments for Mongol awesomeness"?
4. What are John Green's "Five Arguments why the Mongol's might not be so awesome"?
READING ASSIGNMENT
Please read pages 324-330 (in the new book) "The Rise of the Mongols" before class on Wednesday/Thursday.