3. Quotes from Genghis Khan:
Aim: Did Mongol rule enrich or impoverish the lands they conquered? Case study: China under the Mongols
Do Now: Read the Quotes from Genghis Khan. Which quoted foreshadows future events?
Homework: Read Life in China Under Mongol Rule, and answer the questions: (1) How did Kublai Khan promote a sense of unity in china? (2) Judging from the events of the Yuan Dynasty, do you think the Mongol policies toward the Chinese were effective? Explain your answer.
Quotes from Genghis Khan:
“It is not sufficient that I succeed…all others must fail.”
“Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.”
“Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes.”

4. Big Idea: Pax Mongolia protects the Silk Road – culture and trade exchange
(World History, Chapter 12, Section 3)

5. The Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty was the ruling authority in China, as established by the Mongols, from This was the first time in Chinese history that foreigners controlled China.
Yuan was the name chosen by Kublai Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan. Mongol attempts to subdue China began as early as They were finally realized in 1279 when Kublai Khan’s army was successful and he declared himself to be emperor. Ironically, although he was not Chinese, he is considered to be one of China’s great emperors.
Why was this so? Prior to Mongol conquest, China was divided into three political areas. They had diverse languages, writing systems, and patterns of government.

6. Life in Yuan China – Kublai Khan
1279 declared Emperor of china, thus begun
Yuan dynasty
Imperial postal service
Trade encouraged
Marco Polo visited – stayed 17 years

7. Life in Yuan China – Kublai Khan
Chinese resented Mongols, saw them as uncivilized. Mongols did not trust the Chinese and did not allow them into position of power.
Chinese not convinced the Mongols had the Mandate of Heaven.
Mongols were not content with China. Set out for Japan.
Mongols and Koreans attack Japan
Turned back twice by kamikaze
Dynasty broke & ripe for rebellion rebel army won (Ming)

8. Kamikaze Winds
Japan – the islands of the gods or “kami”. The last minute rescue by the gods is seen when a typhoon sinks the Mongol and Korean ships into the sea. “Kazi” means winds in Japanese.

9. Marco Polo
://