1. The Mongol Conquest

2. Asian Nomads
Mongolian Steppe- grassland, good trade route and pastures
Pastoralists- herd domesticated animals
Always moving with seasons
Traded or Raided
Loosely organized for centuries

3. Rise of Mongols Mongol Clans- kinship groups, travel together
United under Temujin 1206
Kahn= clan leader
Genghis= universal
Good organizer and strategist
Used new weapons, tech, terror
Killed entire populations

4. Mongol Empire Largest land empire Divided into 4 Khanates
Adopted local cultures
Peace time increases trade/cultural exchange with Europe and Asia

6. The Great Khan Empire

7. Kublai Kahn Grandson of Genghis First foreigner to rule China
Founded the Yuan Dynasty
Moved capital to Beijing
Opened to foreign trade
Failed to conquer Japan
Kamikaze= divine wind

9. Mongol Rule in China Mongol ways didn’t work in China
Used foreigners as “high ups” in gov’t
Trustworthy
Kublai lead China to economic prosperity
Encouraged foreigners to visit
Europe hears of advances:
Marco Polo
Kublai Palace

10. Palace of Kublai Khan

11. End of Mongol Rule Fruitless wars, taxation, overspending
Kublai’s death- Chinese rebels overthrow
Establish Ming Dynasty
Mongol Culture influenced cultures from Europe to Asia