1. The Mongols in China Pages 423-429 Questions 1-4
Chapter 12 section 3
The Mongols in China
Pages Questions 1-4

2. Essential Understanding
Objective
Genghis Khan and his sons and his grandsons Built an Empire that stretched from eastern Europe to the Pacific ocean
Essential Understanding
How did the skills of the Mongols led to their dominance over China and made them the largest land Empire the world Has ever seen.

3. Marco Polo was a European traveler who visited China in the 1200’s.
1. Who Was Marco Polo?
Marco Polo was a European traveler who visited China in the 1200’s.

4. 2. What areas did the Mongols Conquer?
They conquered from China → to the steppes of Asia → All the way to eastern Europe → to southwest Asia → down to Vietnam → and as north to Korea.

5. 3. Draw a time line showing the Mongol rise to power in China.
C.E.1264
Kublai Khan
Moves the
Capital to
Khanbaliq
C.E. 1206
Temujin is
Elected
Genghis Khan
C.E. 1281
Mongols
Conquer
China
C.E. 1227
Genghis Khan
Dies ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❽
C.E. 1167
Temujin is
born
C.E. 1211
Mongols
Invade
China
C.E. 1260
Kublai Khan
is elected
Ruler
C.E. 1271
Kublai Khan
Begins his
Conquest of
Southern
China

6. 4. How did the Mongols use terror in their conquests?
Mongols used terror to make their enemies surrender without even fighting.