Mongols Webquest
Mongol Webquest NAME:Adriana and Makayla
Using the website http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/index.html , please answer the questions below. Each section goes with its picture. Be sure to follow the questions and sections carefully because I do not have you answer questions in each section. This worksheet and website is also found on my website under 8th activities.
1. What was the western view of Mongols in the 13th century? The western stereotype of the Mongols was that they were barbaric plunderers slaughtering and destroying anything in their path.
1. How has this view affected our view of the Mongols today? It was blinded people from seeing the contributions the Mongols have made to 13th and 14th century civilizations.
1. What was Kublai Kahn responsible for during Yuan dynasty? Patronized painting and theater which experienced a golden age.
1. What are 3 advances that can be attributed to the Mongols during their time in China? The three advances they attributed were advancement in medicine and astronomy, extended the Grand Canal to Beijing, and the construction of a sizable network of roads and postal stations throughout their lands.
1. What was the most important advancement and why? The Mongol empire linked Europe and Asia and ushered in an era of frequent and extended contacts between the East and West. This was the most important because it allowed them to acquire stability and order in their new domains.
1. How did the Mongols differ in their interactions with foreigners from other conquerors?
(Use your own brain to answer this question) They differed from other conquerors by being hospitable to foreign travelers and when those monarchs have not submitted to them.
1. What did the Mongols inspire the Europeans to do?
The mongol invasions indirectly led to Europe's “Age of Exploration” in
Using the website http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/index.html , please answer the questions below. Each section goes with its picture. Be sure to follow the questions and sections carefully because I do not have you answer questions in each section. This worksheet and website is also found on my website under 8th activities.
1. What was the western view of Mongols in the 13th century? The western stereotype of the Mongols was that they were barbaric plunderers slaughtering and destroying anything in their path.
1. How has this view affected our view of the Mongols today? It was blinded people from seeing the contributions the Mongols have made to 13th and 14th century civilizations.
1. What was Kublai Kahn responsible for during Yuan dynasty? Patronized painting and theater which experienced a golden age.
1. What are 3 advances that can be attributed to the Mongols during their time in China? The three advances they attributed were advancement in medicine and astronomy, extended the Grand Canal to Beijing, and the construction of a sizable network of roads and postal stations throughout their lands.
1. What was the most important advancement and why? The Mongol empire linked Europe and Asia and ushered in an era of frequent and extended contacts between the East and West. This was the most important because it allowed them to acquire stability and order in their new domains.
1. How did the Mongols differ in their interactions with foreigners from other conquerors?
(Use your own brain to answer this question) They differed from other conquerors by being hospitable to foreign travelers and when those monarchs have not submitted to them.
1. What did the Mongols inspire the Europeans to do?
The mongol invasions indirectly led to Europe's “Age of Exploration” in