The Yuan Dynasty's Impact on China
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Objective
I can evaluate the political, economic, and cultural effects of the Yuan Dynasty on China.
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Warm-up video
TED-Ed · 5:01Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history, was forged by uniting scattered groups of Mongol and Turkic pastoral nomads led by Khans.
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Chinggis Khan united the people of the felt-walled tents by promoting soldiers based on merit and scattering conquered nomads among his own soldiers.
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After the death of Chinggis Khan, succession issues led to civil war and the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into four separate empires, including Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China.
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Practice
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What was one key factor that contributed to Temujin's rise to power and unification of the Mongol tribes?
According to the video, what was the Mongol attitude toward different religions within their empire?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe two ways the Yuan Dynasty, under Kublai Khan, impacted China politically, economically, or culturally, based on the video.”
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