Chapter 12
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- describe the Geography of a steppe
- dry grass land very little rain
- describe the climate of the steppe
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-57 in the winter and 96 in the summer
alottt of wind - how did people of the steppe use horses
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for battle
to pull carts
to hunt with
trade horses - who were the mongols
- nomadic people who were in the eastern steppe
- who was tam bejon
- he united all the clans and they called him genghis khan which means united leader
- what are 4 characteristics that made genghis khan a good leader
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organizer
gifted strategist
adopted new weapons and technology
- what was the pax mongolia
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mongol peace
and guaranteed safe passing through the empire - who was kubla khan and what did he do
- who was the grandson of genhis and he conquered china
- what dynasty does kubla establish
- yuan dynasty and it lasted from 1279-1368 and this was a period of peace and prosperity
- where does kubla build the capital in china
- Beijing
- did kubla conquer japan
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- when the mongols move into china what are some things that they do
- they kept there own laws but the mongols had to take in some of the chinese customs to keep them happy
- what does kuai do to the great canal
- he extends it to Beijing and makes a road by it so they could ride there horses not just boats
- who is marco polo?
- he was a venetian trader who went to china for 17 years
- what does marco do when he returns venice?
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he tells stories about what he saw in china such as
fabulous cities
coal- they used this to keep the houses warm
the government
trade
these eventually were made into a book - how did the yuan dynasty start to decline power
- high taxes and failure expeditions in southwest asia