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=== ** Mike and Eddie EACH GROUP SHOULD PRODUCE AND PRINT A DOCUMENT THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS ** ===

1. **One paragraph biographies, on 2 different famous Mongols.**

Kublai Khan was a Mongolian leader that had a major impact on China. He was born September 23, 1215. Kublai was the fifth great Khan in the empire. Kublai Khan was the son of Toluia and Sorghaghtani Beki and the grandson of the famous Genghis Khan. Kublai’s mother not only raised him and his three brothers after their father’s death, but was also responsible for reclaiming the throne for her sons after losing it to Toluia’s brother. When the eldest son Mongke gained the throne, Kublai, the next in line, showed his own military strength and was given great responsibilities. After a religious battle between Buddhists and Taoists led to the death of Mongke, Kublai was given the throne. However, Kublaiís younger brother, Arigh Boki, with the help of support of several Mongols, challenged the throne. Kublai won over Boki when he cut off supplies to the southern empire. Kublai was claimed "Great Khan" in the North in 1260. Kublai developed a new type of control by surrounding himself with a variety of religious advisors. He showed tolerance towards the religions of his new subjects and because of his leniency, a relationship formed between him and his people. Chinggis Khaan embodies strength, unity, law and order. He is the young king who united the warring clans,stamped out feuds and gave Mongolians a sense of direction. Chinggis set up his capital at Karakorum, in present-day Kharkhorin and he gather an army of about 200,000 men from many ethnic groups and went on to create the largest empire the world has ever seen By the time of his death in 1227, the Mongol empire extended from Beijing to the Caspian Sea.

2. **Pictures or Drawing of the 2 famous Mongols. (If available)** 3. **Maps of the four famous Mongols conquest, & a map of the 4 Khanates (kingdoms).** ** (That's 5 Maps Total) **

4. **Complete answers to the 10 Key Questions below.**

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 10 KEY QUESTIONS
The Mongol military tactics helped them conquer nearly all of Asia. The system was based on the early nomadic life of the Mongols. In the 13th century the Mongols only lost a few battles using this system. Genghis Khan invented many tools that helped in the success of many battles. Once Genghis Khan became supreme ruler he started to conquer northern China and Persia. The Mongols won many battles for a long time. That is how they conquered so much land. 7. The Mongols has many positive conquests in ways that were cultural and technological, Mongolian postal, their Mongol military, tolerance of other religions and their extensive trade networks. 9. Timur is remembered for the barbaric destruction of conquered lands. His rule did not increase commercial expansion, cross-cultural exchanges, or internal peace. After his 1405 death Timur's empire fell apart.
 * 1) How did geography contribute to the success of the Mongols?- The Mongols controlled almost all of Aisa. Their success was that they were able to travel quickly on horseback. During battles Mongols had high elevated ground and used flags to tell their troops where to go.
 * 2) What was the nature of the military organization establish by Genhis Khan?-
 * 1) What forces led to the rise of the Mongols?-
 * 1) How were nomadic people able to conquer more advanced civilization?-When nomadic tribes traveled they brought that they had. So they much more to lose and this made them fight harder. Also they fought on horseback and with long-range weapons such as a bow and arrow. Their mobility made then harder to hit and not as many people died.
 * 2) What was the impact of the Mongols conquest of Russia and the Islamic heartlands? -The impact of the Mongol invasion on the territories of Kievan Rus' was uneven. Centers such as Kiev never recovered from the devastation of the initial attack.
 * 3) Why was the Mongols defeat in Japan significant? 6. It is known as an ultimate failure because the high winds ruining the amount of time for the Mongols to get there and the tremendous winds killed many of the Mongols who were in the army by causing shipwrecks in the ocean.
 * 4) What were the postive aspects of the Mongols conquest?
 * 1) What was the impact of the Mongols conquest on Chinese society and politocal structure? 8. When Genghis Khan came to power, China was divided into a northern Kin Dynasty and the southern Sung Dynasty. The Mongols invaded the Kin realm and raided it and Korea from 1211 to 1214 before the Kin surrendered and agreed to pay tribute
 * 2) How did the conquest of Timur-i Lsng contrast with those of the Mongols?


 * 1) What forces led to the fall of the Mongols?

10. As the Mongols expanded into the inactive world, some were influenced by inactive cultural values and realized that if the Mongols were to rule the territories that they had conquered, they would need to take on some of the practices of the inactive groups. But other Mongols, traditionalists, opposed such concessions to the inactive world and wanted to keep traditional Mongolian value