The Mongols in China Chapter 17 - Lesson 3 Flashcards
What were the first non-Chinese people to rule all of China?
The Mongols
Where did the Mongols come from?
Mongolia
What did the Mongols live in?
They lived in movable tents called Yurts.
What are Stepps?
Stepps are wide, grassy plains.
The Mongols spent most of their time on horseback, what age did they start to ride horses?
At the age 4 or 5 they would start to ride the horses.
What were the Mongols like?
(Nice/Mean?)
The Mongols were Cruel/mean/and brutal.
In 1206 A.D, a meeting of Mongol leaders took place in the Gobi. What is the “Gobi”?
A vast desert that covers parts of Mongolia.
At the meeting in the Gobi, a warrior named _________ was elected Genghis Khan which means “______ ____”
Temujin
“Strong Ruler”
In ____ A.D _______(#) of Mongols on horseback invaded China.
1211 A.D
thousands
In __(#) years the Mongols were known for their ___ fighting and use of ____.
3
cruel
terror
When Genghis Khan died in ____ A.D his territory was divided into many areas. Each of his __ sons ruled and area.
1227
4
In ____ A.D, ____ stopped the Mongol’s from taking over them.
1258
Egypt
In ___ A.D, the grandson of Genghis Khan, named _____ ___ became the new Mongol ruler.
1260
Kublai Khan
What dose Yuan mean?
beginning
Kublai Khan ruled for __ years.
30
