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The Mongol Conquest
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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

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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

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Mongol Empire

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

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The Great Khan Empire
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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

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Mongol Rule in China

• Mongol ways didnt work in China
• Used foreigners as high ups in govt
• Trustworthy
• Kublai lead China to economic prosperity
• Encouraged foreigners to visit
• Europe hears of advances
• Marco Polo
• Kublai Palace

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Palace of Kublai Khan
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End of Mongol Rule

• Fruitless wars, taxation, overspending
• Kublais death- Chinese rebels overthrow
• Establish Ming Dynasty
• Mongol Culture influenced cultures from Europe to
  Asia