1. Do Now: copy the Mongol Empire Vocabulary into your notebook

2. Pastoralist- Person who herds tamed animals Clan- Large group of people related to a common ancestor Genghis Khan- Leader who brought together the Mongol clans Pax Mongolia- “Mongol Peace,” a period from mid- 1200’s to mid-1300’s when Mongols imposed order across much of Eurasia

3. Genghis Khan – Supreme ruler of the Mongol clans. A brave warrior & skilled leader whose name means “World Emperor” Golden Horde – the name for the tents in the camps of Mongol armies that conquered lands in Russia & Eastern Europe between 1236 & 1241. Kublai Khan – grandson of Genghis Khan who conquered China, Korea, Tibet & Vietnam Yuan Dynasty – the Chinese name for Kublai Khan’s dynasty in China Mughal Dynasty - ruling family that led India from 1526 to 1857. Akbar the Great – the greatest Mughal ruler who, although he was Muslim, won support of Hindus because of his tolerant policies

4. use the information to fill in the vertical timeline using 10 words or less for each

5. DateEvent 1100’s 1236 – 1241 1279 Late 1300’s 1526 – 1857

6. The Mongol empire in 1279 brought together many different groups & cultures.

7. Do Now: READ QUOTES #1 and #2 (in the box and on back page) What do these quotes tell you about the leadership of Genghis Khan?

8. You will working groups of four. Each of you will be responsible for reporting on two documents and summarizing the main idea. In addition, you will answer the scaffolding questions to the documents you were assigned. As a group you will come up a thesis which answer’s the aim. One member of the group will be responsible for reporting to the class your thesis. You must provide evidence from the documents to support your thesis.

9. Should the Mongol Conquests be attributed to Genghis Khan, the environment or the times?

10. Do Now: TAKE OUT YOUR DOCUMENTS (GET YOUR FOLDER) LIST 3THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE MONGOLS SO FAR?

11. Watch video clip about the Mongols. Write down 3 facts you learned about the Mongols http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guid AssetId=7ACD5B34-675D-495F-97DF- AC6A28E1A1CF&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

12. As a group, finish document 5-8 Then discuss your finding and fill in your thesis and provide 4 pieces of evidence (See bottom of the 2 nd to last page of your packet)

13. Should the Mongol Conquests be attributed to Genghis Khan, the environment or the times?