1. Aim: How did the Mongol Empire influence the world? Do Now: copy the Mongol Empire Vocabulary into your notebook

2. Mongol Empire Vocabulary Pax Mongolia – “Mongolian Peace”, the period in which there was stability & prosperity throughout the Mongol Empire Macro Polo – an Italian merchant, who traveled to Kublai Khan’s Yuan Dynasty in China. His writings introduced Europeans to the beauty & riches of China Ibn Battuta – a Moroccan Scholar, who traveled to Mecca, Asia Minor, Persia, India, Indonesia, China & Spain. Historians have used his journal (a primary source) to study the past. Resentment – a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair. Isolation – to be removed or apart from; to be by yourself

3. Task # 1 Examine the handout – The Mongol Impact Underline or highlight the important information Answer the 2 questions based on the reading & the map of the Mongol Empire

4. Task # 2 With a partner, read Pax Mongolia & Global Trade Summarize the importance of Marco Polo & Ibn Battuta in 10 words or less Describe 2 causes of the decline of the Mongol Empire in 10 words or less

5. F.S.Q. - Answer in FULL SENTENCES How did the Mongol Empire encourage an exchange of goods & ideas between the East & West?