1. Nomads
Pastoral Societies in general
How are they different from settled
agricultural civilizations?
Population density was less
Social Class Structure was more equitable and less
stratified
Political Structure was often clan or tribe based
(remember that these societies often “needed” each
other )
2. MONGOL CONQUESTS
What allowed the Mongols to conquer and
build a huge empire? (5,6,7)
Give 5 reasons/characteristics that allowed the
Mongols to dominate?
3. Mongols in CHINA – the Yuan Dynasty
Mongol rule in China: the Yuan Dynasty (8,9)
What was the Yuan Dynasty’s political structure
similar / different from previous dynasties?
Mongols had the mandate! One ruler.
Scholar-officials out / Non-Chinese in
How did the Mongols change Chinese social
structure?
Non-Chinese, Merchants, & Women’s status
4. Mongols in CHINA – the Yuan Dynasty
How did the Mongols change Chinese culture?
They didn’t (at least not much).
Buddhists gained some power
How did the Mongols / Yuan Dynasty fall?
Typhoons destroyed the Mongol military as they
attempted to invade Japan
Mongols fought each other
Disease epidemics and inflation
Rebellions by Chinese peasants
6. Mongol IMPACT
MONGOLS in CHINA, PERSIA, & RUSSIA
Which region was defeated by Mongol armies?
In which region were the Mongols LEAST
destructive?
In which regions did the Mongols build new cities?
In which regions did the Mongols use the existing
bureaucracy?
In which regions were the native princes allowed to
rule as long as they sent tribute to Mongol rulers?
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10. TEST REVIEW
Analyze the similarities and
differences between the
Mongol Empire and one of the
following:
Tang & Song Chinese Empires
Umayyad & Abbasid Islamic
Empires
