1. Review Guide Assessment:  On a post it note, write your name  Set a goal: How do you plan to study for this exam, when, with who and for how long??  Grade yourself on completion of review guide  √++: Perfectly finished A+  √+: A – All done but a few questions empty although I tried  √: B - Maybe missing less than 5 questions  √-: C Did the ones I knew, didn’t look at my notes, didn’t fill in what I knew and didn’t ask anyone like a teacher or friend  Other than review in class tomorrow, what could Mrs. Fiore do to help you prepare?

2. The Mongolian Empire 1200-1300

3. The Mongol Empire – Largest land empire in the world

4. Ghenghis Khan, Father of the Empire – How would you describe him?

11. Did he really kill 1.7 million in one day?

12. Was he a blood- thirsty killer or gentle statesman?

13. The Truth about Nishapur – a city in the Persian Empire

14. The Mongol Empire - Commerce  Because it was so large, many mountains and deserts imped trade in the empire including the Himalayan Mountains and Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts  Great horse skills – perhaps the only specialized good – helped them conquer  Protected the Silk Roads and promoted much trade during the empire  Other empires were dependent on the Mongols to protect the trade routes  Kara Khorum became capital city

15. The Mongol Empire - Culture  Religious tolerance  Leaders were khans with locals below  Most art included horses Loved riches and valued what they found from other cultures  Lived in “gers” – movable skin homes  Practiced local religions or none  Spoke Mongolian  Gave women many rights  Great horseman ship

16. The Mongol Empire - Leaders  Ghenghis Khan – father of the empire  Kublai Khan, his grandson.  During Kublai’s rule, the Mongols controlled China  Called Yuan Dynasty  Ruled from Beijing – left Kara Khorum  Welcomed foreigners  Marco Polo visited from Italy

17. HMK: Check your targets  I have uploaded my finished target sheet to today’s date on my website.  Check your responses to mine in an attempt to prepare for the exam.  Add in anything you’re missing.  Tomorrow in class we will review.

18. Create an Infomercial  Infomercial: An informative but also persuasive form of advertisement  You will write a script for an infomercial that we will act out after the break  Take a look at the rubric and practice writing one today.  Tomorrow we will analyze each others scripts and pick the best ones.