AP World History Ch 14 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 322-333

Name______Period ______

Notecards:

 Golden Horde  Kubilai Khan

 Khanates  Yuan

 Battle of Kulikova  White Lotus Society

 Mamluk  Timur-i Lang

 Baibars

1. What were the four great kahnates formed by the division of Chinggis Kahn’s Empire? (Map 14.2) Pg. 322

2. Which khanate took up the project of conquering Russia & Europe? Pg. 322

3. Who led the Mongol invasion of Russia? Pg. 322

4. Why did the Mongols prefer to fight in the winter? Pg. 323

5. What happened to Kiev? Why? Pg. 323

6. How did Moscow become the most important city in Russia, even under Mongol subjugation? Pg. 323

7. Who was Prester John? Why did Western European confuse Chinggis Kahn with him? Pg. 324

8. Why did Mongol forces withdraw from Eastern Europe? Pg. 324

9. Who led the Mongol assault on Muslim lands? Pg. 324

10. What did he do to city and inhabitants of Baghdad in 1258? Pg. 325

(Visualizing the Past: The Mongol Empire as a Bridge Between Civilizations. Pg. 325)

11. What were the main directions in which ideas, goods, and new inventions flowed? (Reading, Pg. 325)

12. Why do you believe the networks of exchange established by the Mongols so short-lived? (Reading, Pg. 325)

13. What Muslim force put a stop to the Mongol advance into the Middle East? Pg. 326

Borrowed From Mr. Walker 1 14. Why did the (Western European) Crusader states support this effort? Pg. 326

15. Why was the Southern Song Dynasty so tough for Kubilai Kahn & his armies to conquer? Pg. 326

16. What name did he eventually give his dynasty? Pg. 326

17. What measures did Kubilai Kahn use to preserve the distinction between Mongol & Chinese? Pg. 326

18. Where was his capital? What is the current name of that city? Pg. 327

19. How did Kubilai Kahn control the Chinese governmental system? Pg. 327

20. How and why did Mongol women remain aloof from Chinese culture? Pg. 327

21. Who was Chabi and what influence did she have? Pg. 327

22. Why can Kubilai Kahn’s administration be seen as international and cosmopolitan? Pg. 328

23. How did Kubilai Kahn help the status of artisans, merchants and peasant farmers? Pg. 328-329

24. Describe the impact of Marco Polo’s interaction with the Yuan Dynasty? (Figure 14.7, Pg. 329

25. Why did the Yuan Dynasty collapse so quickly? Name the group dedicated to its overthrow. Pg. 329-330

(Thinking Historically: The Global Eclipse of the Nomadic Warrior Culture, Pg. 330-331)

26. What are some of the major ways in which nomadic peoples and their periodic expansions have affected global history? (Reading, Pg. 330-331)

27. Why were the Mongols able to build a much greater empire than any previous nomadic contender? (Reading, Pg. 330-331)

28. Describe the activities Timur-i Lang. Why was the end of his brief empire significant? Pg. 332

29. How did Mongol conquests promote trade within the Eurasian landmass? Pg 332-333

Web-Quest: THE MONGOLS in WORLD HISTORY AP World History (Chapter 14 and http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/index.html)

Borrowed From Mr. Walker 2 Topic: The Mongols in China

1. What were the major effects of the Mongols’ conquest and rule in China?

2. What policies under Kublai Khan “helped the Chinese economy, as well as social and political life ….”

3. Summarize Mongol successes in their dealings with the Chinese peasants. What Mongol policy was met with animosity by the Chinese peasants? Explain.

4. What were the privileges enjoyed by artisans during the Mongol rule? How was the Mongol view of the artisan labor different from the traditional Chinese perspective?

5. Why and how did the Mongol’s perception of merchants differ from the traditional Chinese view? What did the Mongols do to promote trade? (Research Pax Mongolica!)

6. Summarize major highlights of Marco Polo’s account of Cambaluc (Daidu/Beijing) – see links to primary sources on the page.

7. What was the attitude of the Mongol rulers toward various religions? Explain and provide specific examples.

8. Analyze cultural impact of the Mongol rule in China.

9. Describe public work failures of the Mongols, and how these failures contributed to the ultimate collapse of the Mongol power in China.

Topic: The Mongols’ Mark on Global History

1. Explain “barbarian stereotype.” Explain the reason(s) why this stereotype became acceptable to most Westerners.

Borrowed From Mr. Walker 3 2. What were the major positive contributions of the Mongols during their rule? Elaborate.

3. What was the general attitude of the Mongols toward foreigners? What were the main consequences of this attitude?

4. Describe the scope of European contacts with the Mongols and the main goals of their direct communication.

5. What steps did the Mongols take to facilitate trade throughout their domains? Explain “Pax Mongolica.”

6. Describe the Mongols’ attitude toward artisans?

Borrowed From Mr. Walker 4