1. Aim: What were the Mongols’ significance in eastern Asia?
Do now: What do you already know about the Mongols?

2. The Mongols Mongol empire began around 1206 to 1368
Nomadic civilization in eastern Asia
Expanded dramatically because of their military skills, and their political and economic organization
The largest empire (in land area) in history

3. Genghis Khan Born in Mongolia around 1162
His original name was “Temujin”
Mongol leader from
Had a family; Borte his wife, had many sons
Conquered many territories of Central Asia and China
Committed terrible acts of murder and destruction
Between the 1200s and 1300s the Mongols killed around 40 million people `

4. Genghis Khan’s Leadership
Started an army by joining a small fighting unit with his brothers
Slowly ascended to power, enlarging his unit with up to 20,000 men, including his sons
Had outstanding military tactics
Defeated many tribes which gave him control of central and eastern Mongolia

6. Mongolia’s Geography Flat grassland
Steppe
Flat grassland
Extends across central and eastern Mongolia
The Mongol empire surrounded the steppe after the Turkic empire’s ruling
Temperate climate and low-precipitation region

7. Rise Of The Mongol Empire
The Mongols gained territory by pursuing tribal leaders who opposed their powers, thus becoming a rising threat
Controlled between million square miles (area as large as Africa)
The Mongols ruled most of Russia, China, Korea, southeast Asia, Persia, India, the Middle East and eastern Europe

8. Golden Horde
A large kingdom located in the northwestern section of the Mongol empire
A Mongol territory established by Genghis Khan's grandson, Batu Khan in 1251
Referred to as the Kipchak Khanate, or Ulus of Jochi
Was broken up by Timur to form three Tartar Khanates: Kazan, Astrakhan and the Crimea
Flag of the Golden Horde

9. Decline of The Mongol Empire
Death of Genghis Khan in 1227
Civil war, between Khan’s three sons and his grandson, to settle their dispute of who was to be given the power.
China’s Ming Dynasty successful rebellion against the empire in 1368
The Mongols’ overthrowal by Persia, Belarus, and Ukraine

10. Video
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11. Activity
Who was Genghis Khan and how did his leadership impact the Mongol empire? (answer on chart paper)
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Exit Question
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