Genghis Khan

- A Mongolian Hero - Do Now

Why do leaders feel that it is necessary to expand their Empires? Intentions of the Lesson & Learning Targets I Want Students To: 1. KNOW the social and political characteristics of the Mongolian Empire as it relates to empire building. 2. UNDERSTAND and describe the administrative and military leadership styles of Genghis Khan. 3. Complete a primary document exercise (SKILL)on Genghis Khan. Mongolia and Mongols

❖ Seen by Americans as relatively insignificant

❖ Thought of as barbarians

❖ Mostly pictured on horseback wielding bows and arrows Mongolia

◦ Between Russia and China

◦ 3 x size France

◦Sparsely populated Household Name Around the World

~Genghis Khan~ 1162-1227 ~to the country~

~and to the people~ Early Mongols

❖ Small nomadic tribes

❖ Very aggressive to their enemies

❖ Invaded early China

❖ Very decentralized -Constant battle over land -Lasted thousands between the two countries of years Original Leader Kabul Khan

Unification of Mongol tribes 11th and 12th centuries 1162 -Temujin is born

❖ Grandson of Khan (or ruler) of leading clan

❖ Later to be known as Genghis Khan

❖ Father killed by Tatars when twelve

❖ Rejected by clan as leader

❖ Family sent into exile ❖ Family taken in by Keriet clan

❖ Gained rank and leadership in adopted clan

❖ By age of 20 had returned to birth clan and seized control Genghis’ contributions to the Mongols

Military Empire Military

❖ Unification of Mongol tribes

❖ Organization of previously random attacks

❖ Continuously successful invasions

❖ Gained and held control of lands Expansion of an empire

❖ By 1213 empire had extended as far south as the Great Wall of China

❖ By 1215 empire had reached the area of what is now Beijing

❖ By 1218 empire extended as far west as Lake Balkhash

❖ Empire also reached Caspian Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the south Strategies to create an empire

❖ Harnessed the tribe’s tendency for war

❖ Organized the tribes

❖ Used tactics never before used in battle

❖ Used strategy (not just force) to win Accomplishments

~ United over 80 Mongolian tribes

~ Mongol Empire during his reign was most powerful nation on earth at that time

~ Era of his reign known as the “Golden Era” in Mongolian History Genghis Khan Biography Activity: Short Response

Post-it Note Activity: The Mongols