THE MONGOLS Graded Discussion Chapter 11 Crash Course

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source How would you describe the “anda”

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What does the Secret History

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What did Ogodei regard as

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What evidence do these selections

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • Why did Chinggis Khan seek a meeting

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • How does Chinggis Khan define his life’s

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • How would you describe the tone in

Both Mongol Sources • How do both documents A and B help explain the

Both Mongol Sources • What core Mongol values do these documents suggest?

Chapter 11 B • How did Mongol rule change China? • In what ways

Chapter 11 B • How was the Mongol rule in Persia different from that

Chapter 11 B • What was distinctive about the Russian experience of Mongol rule?

Chapter 11 B • What kinds of cross -cultural interactions did the Mongol Empire

Chapter 11 B B • What is the distinctive feature, aspect, or historical significance

Big Picture • What accounts for the often negative attitudes of settled societies toward

Big Picture • Why did the Mongol Empire last only a relatively short time?

Big Picture – Looking Back • In what ways did the Mongol Empire resemble

Chapter 11 • How might you counteract the view of many that the Mongols

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THE MONGOLS Graded Discussion Chapter 11, Crash Course, Mongol Madness, Perspectives on Mongols

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source How would you describe the “anda” relationship?

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What does the Secret History suggest about the nature of political authority and political relationships among the Mongols?

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What did Ogodei regard as his greatest achievements and his most notable mistakes?

Document A Mongol History from a Mongol Source • What evidence do these selections from the Secret History provide that the author was an insider?

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • Why did Chinggis Khan seek a meeting with Changchun? • Do you think he was satisfied with the outcome of the meeting?

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • How does Chinggis Khan define his life’s work? • What is his image of himself?

Document B Chinggis Khan and Changchun • How would you describe the tone in Chinggis Khan’s letter to Changchun? • What does the letter suggest about Mongol attitudes toward the belief systems of conquered peoples?

Both Mongol Sources • How do both documents A and B help explain the success of the Mongols’ empire-building efforts?

Both Mongol Sources • What core Mongol values do these documents suggest?

Chapter 11 B • How did Mongol rule change China? • In what ways were the Mongols changed by China?

Chapter 11 B • How was the Mongol rule in Persia different from that in China?

Chapter 11 B • What was distinctive about the Russian experience of Mongol rule?

Chapter 11 B • What kinds of cross -cultural interactions did the Mongol Empire generate?

Chapter 11 B B • What is the distinctive feature, aspect, or historical significance of Mongol conquest of China, Persia, and Russia?

Big Picture • What accounts for the often negative attitudes of settled societies toward the pastoral peoples living on their borders?

Big Picture • Why did the Mongol Empire last only a relatively short time?

Big Picture – Looking Back • In what ways did the Mongol Empire resemble previous empires (Arab, Roman, Chinese, Greek, etc. ), and what ways did it differ from them?

Chapter 11 • How might you counteract the view of many that the Mongols were simply destructive barbarians?