The Mongol Empire Nomadic people from Central Asia. Genghiz Khan – “World Emperor”  Empire – Pacific to Eastern Europe  Strict military discipline – fierce & generous  Cannon warfare  Tolerant – Conquered people pay tribute  Respect for scholars, artists, religions, and schools of thought Heirs established the Pax Mongolica  Trade, peace, order, cultural exchanges

China Under Mongol Rule Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghiz – conquered China, Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam  Tried to prevent cultural diffusion with Chinese culture  Only Mongols in the military and highest jobs went to Mongols and non-Chinese  Welcomed foreigners – Ibn Battuta & Marco Polo Eventually, cultures blended and Kublai Khan named his dynasty the Yuan Dynasty

The Mongol and Ming Empires You are a Chinese peasant in Are you happy or unhappy about the change in leadership? Explain your answer. Farming Trade & Exploration Arts The administration of Government The Capital & Palace

The Ming Dynasty Yuan Dynasty declines (death of Kublai Khan, taxes, corruption, disasters) rebellion topples Mongols and forms the Ming (“Brilliant”) Dynasty which restores -Civil Service-Confucianism -Irrigation projects-Industry -Transportation/Trade-Revival in culture Promoted trade and cultural diffusion through exploration – Zheng He Upon his death, China isolated itself from the world