Unit 6 - Political Powers - Mongol Empire

Question 1

What are Clans? (3)

Answer 1

1. Extended Family Groups
2. Each w/ its own Leader
3. Made up Mongol Empire’s structure & military organization

Question 2

What are Steppes?

Answer 2

Vast Grasslands

Question 3

What are Khanates?

Answer 3

Political territory/state ruled by a khan

Question 4

What was the Yuan Dynasty? (5)

Answer 4

1. Founded by Kublai Khan
2. Civil Service System
3. Cultural Diffusion (Marco Polo)
4. Empire Reached Height
5. Collapsed after Kublai’s Death

Question 5

Who were the Mongols? (3)

Answer 5

1. Nomadic people
2. From the Mongolian Plateau
3. Under leadership of Genghis Khan

Question 6

Who was Genghis Khan? (3)

Answer 6

1. Founder and first Great Khan
2. United Mongol tribes
3. Initiated conquests of expansion across Asia and Europe

Question 7

Who was Kublai Khan? (5)

Answer 7

1. Grandson of Genghis Khan
2. Created Yuan Dynasty
3. Continued Expansion
4. Cultural Diffusion (Marco Polo)
5. Mongolian Empire Collapsed after his Death

Question 8

Who was Marco Polo? (3)

Answer 8

1. Venetian Merchant & Explorer
2. Served in Kublai Khan’s Court
3. Travel Journal provided Europeans w/ 1st descriptions of Asia