The Rise of The Mongols 1200-1260 (326) advantages / disadvantages of Mongol Rule (title of the Khan)- promoted movement

t of people and ideas from one end of Eurasia to another, trade routes improved, markets expanded, demand for products grew, Genghis Khan=supreme ruler, characteristics of nomadism nomadic religious practices Mongols conquer Eastern Europe 3 options when facing the Mongols- resist and face mass slaughter and starvation, timely surrender brought food, shelter, and protection, importance of archers and their bow bubonic plague- had festered in Yunnan province , Mongol troops established garrison whose military and supply traffic provided means for flea-infested rats to carry the plague into Central China, Northwestern China, and Central Asia

Complete This After reading the feature on p. 328, finish the following analogyThe horse was to the Mongol Age as the _____________ is to the 21st Century. Explain !! The Fall and Rise of Islam, 1260-1500 (333) two distinct Mongol realms Rashid al-Dins History of The World state religion connections- Mongols vs. Muslims, very different, Muslims disgusted by Mongols worship of idols, attitudes towards blood very different, became point of inter-Mongol tension when leader of Golden Horde declared himself a Muslim Mongol finance- tax farming- fiscal method developed earlier in Middle East to extract maximum wealth from their domain, govt sold tax-collecting contracts to small partnerships Timur and Central Asia

significance of Ibn Khaldun- greatest historian of the age, met with Timur after conquer of Damascus, exchanged historical, philosophical, and geographical viewpoints

Nasir al-Din and concept of epicycles importance of columnar calculations

Draw Your Thinking Read the feature on p. 343. Create an editorial cartoon that depicts the conflict between the Christian leadership and the Great Khan- use both words and images. Regional Definition In Response to The Mongols (338) What is meant by rule from afar?- Golden Horde in 1223 started as a unified state but lost unity as some districts crystallized into smaller khanates, ruled their Russian domains to the north and east from afar, they granted priveleges to the Orthodox church Kievan Russian versus Mongols Mongol objectives in Russia- provided safe, reliable overland trade throughout Eurasia which benefited Mongol ruling centers establishment of the Golden Horde Importance of Alexander Nevskii- prince of Novgorod, persuaded fellow princes to submit to the Mongols, in turn, Mongols favored Novgorod and the emerging town of Moscow the Mongol Yoke and its impact on Russian development lasting effectssome historians see destructiveness of Mongol conquests and subsequent domination of the khans as isolating Russia and parts of Eastern Europe, refer to Mongol Yoke and hypothesize sluggish economy and dormant culture effects of Mongol domination on Russia, the Middle East, and Europe Frederick and the Mamluk conspiracy The Northern Crusades (contrast with earlier Crusades)- German-speaking Teutonic knights had a crusading goal- to Christianize Slavic and Kipchak populations of Northern Europe, catastrophic setback in 1242 when broke through ice and drowned, Northern Crusades ceased The Ottoman Turks