Mongol Crash Course
1. List the four characteristics of herding/nomadic groups brought up in the Crash Course
Video.
They aren’t Jack Kerouac, they don’t produce manufactured goods, they live close to nature and harsh conditions, and they are more egalitarian.
Complete the following chart:
What
Why
Migration
They move around according to the weather.
They move in order to feed their animals.
Trade
They would trade with the near by settlers.
They traded in order to get what they need to survive.
Living Conditions
They had tough living conditions. They lived on the land and had to live through storms and natural disasters.
Gender and social status
Women and men were seen as equals
They needed women to share the workload in order to survive.
2. Why were the Mongols more successful at emerging from Central Asia where larger groups were not?
They were successful because of their speed and because Genghis Khan unified the
Mongols.
3. Genghis Khan successfully united warring groups due to these two factors:
a. He put people in certain classes based on their education and merit, instead of family class. b. He brought the lower classes of people from other tribes in order to dispossess the leader of the klans.
4. What was the significance of the Kurultai?
The people could choose their leader.
5. Genghis Khan was declared the Great Khan in 1206 and by the time of his death in 1227 had formed an empire which stretched from Mongolia to the Caspian Sea. Briefly describe what happened to the Mongol Empire after Genghis’ death?
After Genghis’s death his son took over and continued to expand the empire along with his grandsons until his 3rd grandson to take charge lost a battle and the Mongols began to conform to society.
6. The high water point of Mongol Conquests was at the Battle of Ain Jalut. Where was it and what was significant about it?
North Africa
The Mongols lost.
Video.
They aren’t Jack Kerouac, they don’t produce manufactured goods, they live close to nature and harsh conditions, and they are more egalitarian.
Complete the following chart:
What
Why
Migration
They move around according to the weather.
They move in order to feed their animals.
Trade
They would trade with the near by settlers.
They traded in order to get what they need to survive.
Living Conditions
They had tough living conditions. They lived on the land and had to live through storms and natural disasters.
Gender and social status
Women and men were seen as equals
They needed women to share the workload in order to survive.
2. Why were the Mongols more successful at emerging from Central Asia where larger groups were not?
They were successful because of their speed and because Genghis Khan unified the
Mongols.
3. Genghis Khan successfully united warring groups due to these two factors:
a. He put people in certain classes based on their education and merit, instead of family class. b. He brought the lower classes of people from other tribes in order to dispossess the leader of the klans.
4. What was the significance of the Kurultai?
The people could choose their leader.
5. Genghis Khan was declared the Great Khan in 1206 and by the time of his death in 1227 had formed an empire which stretched from Mongolia to the Caspian Sea. Briefly describe what happened to the Mongol Empire after Genghis’ death?
After Genghis’s death his son took over and continued to expand the empire along with his grandsons until his 3rd grandson to take charge lost a battle and the Mongols began to conform to society.
6. The high water point of Mongol Conquests was at the Battle of Ain Jalut. Where was it and what was significant about it?
North Africa
The Mongols lost.