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Polo and Khan

Polo and Khan. European in Asia. Kublai Khan. The Grandson of Genghis Khan Took the title of ”The Great Khan” The chines held off Kublai attacks for several years, but soon fell. Making Kublai Khan the new emperor of china. Kublai Summer Palace . New Dynasty .

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Polo and Khan

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  1. Polo and Khan European in Asia

  2. Kublai Khan • The Grandson of Genghis Khan • Took the title of ”The Great Khan” • The chines held off Kublai attacks for several years, but soon fell. Making Kublai Khan the new emperor of china.

  3. Kublai Summer Palace

  4. New Dynasty • After conquering China Kublai tried to extend his rule to Japan. • He sent huge fleets against Japan. Korean were forced to build and supply these fleets. • Kublai move the capital from Mongol to China. • One of his Chinese advisers told him “I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.”

  5. The Lost Fleet • 150,000 Mongols, Chinese, and Korean warriors • Set sail to Invade Japan • Largest sea born invasion before WWII • After 53 days of fighting the sky darkens and a typhoon swept furiously across the sea of Japan. Destroying Kublai Khan Fleet • The Japanese spoke reverently of the Kamikaze or “divine wind” that saved Japan.

  6. The Lost Fleet Largest sea born invasion before WWII

  7. Marco Polo European Trader

  8. Marco Polo • Traveled by caravan on the silk road with his uncle and father to China. • Kublai sent him on various government missions. • Marco served the Great Khan for 17 years and returned home to Venice. • While in prison at home he told the stories of his Travels and a fellow prisoner gather those stories into book. It was an instant success in Europe.

  9. Read from the book • We are going to read some excerpts from the book on Marco Polo travels.

  10. True or False • On his deathbed, Polo was asked if his travels stories were true. He replied that he had told barely half of what he had seen. • Most readers did not believe the stories. • Since the book first appeared it has been debated of its reality

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