<p>Name______Period ______</p><p>AP World History Ch 14 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 322-333</p><p>Notecards:</p><p> Golden Horde  Kubilai Khan</p><p> Khanates  Yuan</p><p> Battle of Kulikova  White Lotus Society</p><p> Mamluk  Timur-i Lang</p><p> Baibars</p><p>1. What were the four great kahnates formed by the division of Chinggis Kahn’s Empire? (Map 14.2) Pg. 322</p><p>2. Which khanate took up the project of conquering Russia & Europe? Pg. 322</p><p>3. Who led the Mongol invasion of Russia? Pg. 322</p><p>4. Why did the Mongols prefer to fight in the winter? Pg. 323</p><p>5. What happened to Kiev? Why? Pg. 323</p><p>6. How did Moscow become the most important city in Russia, even under Mongol subjugation? Pg. 323</p><p>7. Who was Prester John? Why did Western European confuse Chinggis Kahn with him? Pg. 324</p><p>8. Why did Mongol forces withdraw from Eastern Europe? Pg. 324</p><p>9. Who led the Mongol assault on Muslim lands? Pg. 324</p><p>10. What did he do to city and inhabitants of Baghdad in 1258? Pg. 325</p><p>(Visualizing the Past: The Mongol Empire as a Bridge Between Civilizations. Pg. 325)</p><p>11. What were the main directions in which ideas, goods, and new inventions flowed? (Reading, Pg. 325)</p><p>12. Why do you believe the networks of exchange established by the Mongols so short-lived? (Reading, Pg. 325)</p><p>13. What Muslim force put a stop to the Mongol advance into the Middle East? Pg. 326</p><p>Borrowed From Mr. Walker 1 14. Why did the (Western European) Crusader states support this effort? Pg. 326</p><p>15. Why was the Southern Song Dynasty so tough for Kubilai Kahn & his armies to conquer? Pg. 326</p><p>16. What name did he eventually give his dynasty? Pg. 326</p><p>17. What measures did Kubilai Kahn use to preserve the distinction between Mongol & Chinese? Pg. 326</p><p>18. Where was his capital? What is the current name of that city? Pg. 327</p><p>19. How did Kubilai Kahn control the Chinese governmental system? Pg. 327</p><p>20. How and why did Mongol women remain aloof from Chinese culture? Pg. 327</p><p>21. Who was Chabi and what influence did she have? Pg. 327</p><p>22. Why can Kubilai Kahn’s administration be seen as international and cosmopolitan? Pg. 328</p><p>23. How did Kubilai Kahn help the status of artisans, merchants and peasant farmers? Pg. 328-329</p><p>24. Describe the impact of Marco Polo’s interaction with the Yuan Dynasty? (Figure 14.7, Pg. 329</p><p>25. Why did the Yuan Dynasty collapse so quickly? Name the group dedicated to its overthrow. Pg. 329-330</p><p>(Thinking Historically: The Global Eclipse of the Nomadic Warrior Culture, Pg. 330-331)</p><p>26. What are some of the major ways in which nomadic peoples and their periodic expansions have affected global history? (Reading, Pg. 330-331)</p><p>27. Why were the Mongols able to build a much greater empire than any previous nomadic contender? (Reading, Pg. 330-331)</p><p>28. Describe the activities Timur-i Lang. Why was the end of his brief empire significant? Pg. 332</p><p>29. How did Mongol conquests promote trade within the Eurasian landmass? Pg 332-333</p><p>Web-Quest: THE MONGOLS in WORLD HISTORY AP World History (Chapter 14 and http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/index.html)</p><p>Borrowed From Mr. Walker 2 Topic: The Mongols in China</p><p>1. What were the major effects of the Mongols’ conquest and rule in China? </p><p>2. What policies under Kublai Khan “helped the Chinese economy, as well as social and political life ….”</p><p>3. Summarize Mongol successes in their dealings with the Chinese peasants. What Mongol policy was met with animosity by the Chinese peasants? Explain.</p><p>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?</p><p>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!)</p><p>6. Summarize major highlights of Marco Polo’s account of Cambaluc (Daidu/Beijing) – see links to primary sources on the page.</p><p>7. What was the attitude of the Mongol rulers toward various religions? Explain and provide specific examples.</p><p>8. Analyze cultural impact of the Mongol rule in China.</p><p>9. Describe public work failures of the Mongols, and how these failures contributed to the ultimate collapse of the Mongol power in China.</p><p>Topic: The Mongols’ Mark on Global History</p><p>1. Explain “barbarian stereotype.” Explain the reason(s) why this stereotype became acceptable to most Westerners.</p><p>Borrowed From Mr. Walker 3 2. What were the major positive contributions of the Mongols during their rule? Elaborate. </p><p>3. What was the general attitude of the Mongols toward foreigners? What were the main consequences of this attitude?</p><p>4. Describe the scope of European contacts with the Mongols and the main goals of their direct communication.</p><p>5. What steps did the Mongols take to facilitate trade throughout their domains? Explain “Pax Mongolica.”</p><p>6. Describe the Mongols’ attitude toward artisans? </p><p>Borrowed From Mr. Walker 4</p>