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Mongols and Early Russia: Impact and Legacy

Explore how Mongol rule shaped Early Russia and influenced interactions with foreign cultures. Learn about Genghis Khan's conquests, Kublai Khan's impact on China, the Pax Mongolica era, and the end of Mongol rule.

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Mongols and Early Russia: Impact and Legacy

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  1. Warm-up #7.2 (11.2) • Early Russia linked Northern Europe with what empire? • Domination by what group of people led to Russia’s isolation in the 1200s? What did they refer to Russia as? • What characteristics did early Russia adopt from the Byzantine Empire? • What happened to Moscow while under Mongol control? • Byzantine • Mongols; Khanate of the Golden Horde • Architecture, religion, and language • It grew in wealth and power

  2. Chapter 12 The Mongols

  3. The Mongol Conquests

  4. The Asian Steppe • Vastarea of drygrassland • Two purposes • Trade route • Home to nomadicpeople • The steppe was extremely harsh • -59*F to 96*F

  5. Nomadic Lifestyle • Survived as pastoralists– animalherders • Always on the move (predictablelike bird migrations) • Frequently had to fightfor control of a grassland or water source • Practically lived on the horses • Lived in clans– familygroup • Teameduponly to attack an enemy

  6. Genghis Khan • Around 1200,Temujinsought to unifythe Mongols • Became Genghis Khan (universal ruler) • Greatly expanded Mongol power • China • CentralAsia (“stan” countries) • Reasons for success • Organization • Strategist – by fighting on horseback, they were highly mobile and more skilled • Cruelty

  7. Life after Genghis • Successors continued to expand • 50 years after Genghis’ death (1227), the Mongols controlled from China to Poland (largest empire in history) • Divided the empire into 4regions (khanates) • Great Khan (Eastern Asia) • Khanate of Chagatai (Central Asia) • Ilkhanate (Persia) • Khanate of the Golden Horde (Russia)

  8. Mongol Rule • The future of a region depended on the version of Mongol invasion • Harsh– destroyed landand demolishedpopulations to the point where the area would never recover • Tolerant– Mongols would often embracethe cultures that they had dominated

  9. Pax Mongolica • Mid 1200s-1300s, Mongols established stabilityand peaceacross their empire (PaxMongolica) • Guaranteed safe travels • Ideasand inventionswill spread quickly

  10. And now… • Complete the Worksheet (12.2 – page 330) : Mongol Conquests • Begin working on Chapter 18 Crossword • Quiz will be on Friday and include Chapter 12

  11. Section 3 – The Mongol Empire

  12. Kublai Khan • Took power in 1260 • Grandson of Genghis Khan • Technically controlled the entire empire, realistically only East Asia • Focuses on taking over the rest of China • Successful in 1279. Firsttime in Chinese history that they are controlled by “foreigners”

  13. The New Dynasty • Kublai founded the YuanDynasty that is short but has a huge impact • UnitedChina • Opened China to foreigncontact • Did not change Chinese culture • Abandonedthe nomadiclifestyle and settled into one place • Shifted the capital to China

  14. Japanese Conquest… or not • Kublai sought to conquer Japan after united China • Sent huge fleetsat a cost to the Koreans • After 53days of fighting, the Japanese were saved when a typhoondestroyed the entire Mongol fleet (largest ever until WWII) • Became known as the kamikaze(“divine wind”)

  15. Mongols and the Chinese • Culturally, the two were very different • Led to living segregatedlives (different laws, neighborhoods) • Mongols would not put Chinese into topgovernment posts because they feared localloyalties Chinese Mongol

  16. Interactions with foreign cultures • Foreign trade increases under Kublai (Pax Mongolica) • Desire for Chinese products + Kublai welcomingforeign merchants into China • Most famous European to visit China: Marco Polo (1275) • Used by Kublai as an ambassador(17 years) • Described the “greatest civilization in the world” to Europeans

  17. End of Mongol Rule • Weaknessesbecame more and more expensive • Raised taxes on the Chinese • Kublai’sdeath (1294) started a battle over who would control the empire • Chinese will rebel and establish self-rule in 1368 • In roughly 100 years, the Mongol Empire has disintegrated BECOMES

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