1. THE MIDDLE AGES China

2. Early China 221 BC  King Zheng of the Qin unifies China and constructs a wall to keep out people from the north  Early Qin didn’t want to share  Mandate of Heaven said they deserved to rule  Confucius influence  Ren (do good to others)  Zhong (loyalty to rulers)  Li (rites in society to be followed)

3. Outsiders Get In  1206 Genghis Khan from Mongolia unifies the steppe people and conquers China establishing the Golden Horde  Nomadic people that were very adaptable  Relentless attacks with very loyal soldiers  Good with the bow and developed weapons to beat different groups  Controlled China, Russia, Eastern Europe, Persia

4. Pros of Genghis Khan  Protected the Silk Road to improve trade (taxes)  Better communication (postal service)  Spread of cheap food (rice)  Relocated people to spread ideas  Tolerant in religious ideals  Common currency to facilitate trade

5. Cons of Genghis Khan  Killed lots of people  Killed like a lot of people and was brutal to non- Mongolians  Empire did not last long  Spread of the Black Death  Not one for art, literature or architecture  High taxes on non-Mongolians led to rebellions

6. Genghis Khan free write  Overall would you consider Genghis Khan a good or bad ruler? What do you think that Genghis Khan could have done differently to fix the cons of his empire?

7. Genghis Khan vs Europe  The pope (arguably the strongest leader of Europe at the time) sends a letter saying they are weak and of no value  One of Genghis Khans generals easily destroys Poland and Byzantium  Luckily for Europeans Genghis Khan dies and Sabotai returns with his armies to Mongolia