Tuesday – February 11, 2014 Mr. Lombardi

Do Now: Answer the following: 1.Describe your own personality.2.Do you think you would be a good leader? Why or why not?3.Describe the personality of someone who would make a good/strong leader.

Aim: How did the Mongols create and rule their empire?

• The Mongol Empire:– Close read the handout.– Complete the vocabulary based on your reading.– Complete the graphic organizer.– Answer questions 1-3 in full sentences using your own

words.– Due: tomorrow, February 12

Friday, February 14 – Unit 5 Quiz Vocabulary (matching) Questions are former Aim/Summary questions as well

as other important “key questions” from Unit 5.

H.W. #3

The Ottoman Empire

Domain-Specific Vocabulary• Kublai Khan – Mongol leader and Chinese emperor.

• Marco Polo – traveler from Venice who served Kublai Khan for 17 years.

• Yuan Dynasty – United China (Kublai Khan’s dynasty).

• Typhoon – tropical storm or hurricane in Western Pacific waters.

• Burden – heavy/difficult

• Rebellion – to fight against a government.

Academic Vocabulary

The steppes from which the Mongolians originate are a treeless green pasture, not suitable for agriculture. Mongolia is one of the highest countries in the world, with an average elevation of 1,580m (5,180ft). Its highest mountains are in the far west. Between the peaks are stark deserts where rain almost never falls. The Gobi Desert dominates the southern third of Mongolia. Although barren looking, it has enough grass to support scattered herds of sheep, goats and camels. Much of the rest of Mongolia is grassland, home to Mongolia's famed takhi horses, which Genghis Khan used so successfully in his wars of conquest. Mongolia's climate is extreme. Long sub-arctic winters are the norm and you can see snow in the Gobi Desert as late as April; some lakes remain frozen until June. There's a short rainy season from mid-July to September, but showers tend to be brief and gentle. In Ulaan Baatar, the winter (October to April) is long and cold, with temperatures dropping to -22F in January and February. Horrific dust storms kick up during the short spring (May to June). The Mongols adapted to their environment by maintaining a nomadic existence.

1a. Describe the environment the Mongols had to overcome.

1b. How would this harsh terrain make the Mongols better warriors?

Genghis Khan

“If you do not pay homage (respect), we will take your property. If you do not have property, we will take your children. If you do not have children, we will take your wife. If you do not have a wife, we will take your head.” – G.K.

“Man’s highest joy is in victory: to conquer one’s enemies, to pursue them, to deprive them of their possessions to make their beloved weep, to ride on their horses, and to embrace their wives and daughters.” – G.K.

Genghis Khan

2. What do these quotes tell you about the leadership of Genghis Khan?

• “If you do not pay homage (respect), we will take your property. If you do not have property, we will take your children. If you do not have children, we will take your wife. If you do not have a wife, we will take your head.”

• “Man’s highest joy is in victory: to conquer one’s enemies, to pursue them, to deprive them of their possessions to make their beloved weep, to ride on their horses, and to embrace their wives and daughters.”

Mongolian impact on EurasiaThe Mongols conquered lands in

Asia and Europe. Areas of Mongol rule included people of varied religions and nationalities, most of whom were allowed to continue their own ways of life. Mongol rule provided a period of stability and economic growth. Increased trade (including the Silk Road) encouraged the movement of goods, ideas, and technology between East and West. As the pressures of such a diverse power grew, the Mongols declined.

• Group Work:– Partner 1: reads and completes handout 1 on

separate paper.– Partner 2: reads and completes handout 2 on

separate paper.– Partner 3: reads and completes handout 3 on

separate paper.

• ALL partners share their work with the group.• ALL group members fill in the entire chart

together.

Activity

The Mongol EmpireRise of the Mongol Empire

Pax Mongolica: The Mongols’ Golden Age

Decline of the Mongol Empire

Summary1. How did the Mongols create and

rule their empire?2. Why did the Mongols have a golden

age?3. Why did the Mongol Empire

eventually decline?

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