Mongolian Vocabulary5/02/11 Pd 2/7Key ?: What allowed the Mongols to develop a strong empire?Warm up: Put last weeks KQAs into your folder. Put your Postcard into your folder. What is a proclamation?

Work to do:Review Mongol vocabularyCheck 5 Characteristics of a Civilization for China prior to the Yuan Dynasty and the Yuan DynastyComplete Mongol Postcard

Steppe a dry, grassy _______plain

Clan a _____ of families that come from a common _______groupancestorCould our class be a clan?

Khan a Mongol ________leaderGenghis Khan and Kublai Khan are the most famous khans in history. Based on what you learned yesterday, who do you think was the better leader?

Allegiance loyal _______ for someone or somethingsupportMongol warriors would fight based upon their social bonds each family would swear allegiance to a clan.

Reform to _____ to make it betterKublai Khan, Genghis Khans grandson will reform the Mongolian government. One of these changes will be to add a postal system.changeMongolian StampsContent sentence: Kublai Khan reformed his government when he created a postal system.

Heirs people who have claims to

another ________ when that person diespropertyUpon Genghis Khans death, his four sons inherited a part of the empire and each ruled a khanate. His son, Ogodei was then elected to be the Great Khan for the empire.

Kinship related by _____ or shared backgroundbloodKinship was very important to the Mongols because the clan membership was based upon the family bloodlines. Each clan could trace its descent from their ancestors. This would have been important not only for the functioning of the clan itself but also important for marriage purposes.

Reputation how someone is ________ of by othersthoughtReputation was very important in Mongolian culture. If the reputation of a leader was good, men would swear allegiance to him (noker). Mongolian warriors will become renowned for their exceptional fighting ability and the use of their weapons on horseback. Genghis Khan is reported to have said, Mans highest joy is in victory: to conquer ones enemies. Statements like this as well as their ability on the battlefield gave them a fearsome reputation throughout Asia.

What are the 5 Characteristics of a Civilization? Stable food supplySpecialization of laborSocial levelsSystem of governmentHighly developed culture

Work to do:Use your notes to identify evidence of the 5 Characteristics of a Civilization for China Use the AtC pp 162-169 and your notes to find evidence of the 5 Characteristics of a Civilization for the Yuan DynastyWhat was the Yuan Dynasty?It is the dynasty under the Mongols.

China Characteristic 1:Evidence:Stable food supplyAgricultural techniquesChain pump moves waterHarrow tills groundRice paddies used for transplanting Water buffalo used to pull the plow

China Characteristic 2:Evidence:Specialization of laborScholars teaching in universityChancellor advises the emperorMerchant Book makers

China Characteristic 3:Evidence:Social LevelsEmperor (dynastic family)ChancellorGovernment official ScholarsMerchantsPeasants Tang AristocracySong Meritocracy

China Characteristic 4:Evidence:System of GovernmentImperial emperor makes proclamations (laws)Tang: aristocracySong: meritocracy

China Characteristic 5:Evidence:Highly developed cultureDaoismBuddhismConfucianismWritten language (civil service exam)

Yuan Dynasty Mongols: Characteristic 1:Evidence:Stable food supplyNomadic herdersTrade excess mares milk

Yuan Dynasty Mongols: Characteristic 2:Evidence:Specialization of laborYurt makerFelt makerCraftsmen boots, buttons

Yuan Dynasty Mongols: Characteristic 3:Evidence:Social levelsKhan (self-proclaimed emperor)Chosen family members act as advisorsGovernment officialsMerchantsScholarsNorth ChineseSouth ChineseFamily membersMongolsForeigners

Yuan Dynasty Mongols: Characteristic 4:Evidence:System of governmentKhan made strict lawsNepotism used to select government officialsCivil service exam favors MongolsSystematic army organization using a chain of command

Yuan Dynasty Mongols: Characteristic 5:Evidence:Highly developed culture Chinese war prisoner develops written languageSpecialized architecture Yurts on wheels

Homework:Project due 5/6 you will have time to work on it tomorrow in classRead AtC pp 209-215 for your projectPostcard due 5/3Open book test 5/4