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08.02 Travel Journal

The Mongol Empire started as a collection of tribes on the Mongolian plateau but expanded greatly under Genghis Khan through conquest using innovative siege weapons and tactics. Genghis Khan established a legal code and divided the empire among his sons after his death. Kublai Khan later grew the empire further, establishing social and economic reforms in China. Disease and internal struggles eventually caused the downfall of the unified Mongol Empire.

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08.02 Travel Journal

The Mongol Empire started as a collection of tribes on the Mongolian plateau but expanded greatly under Genghis Khan through conquest using innovative siege weapons and tactics. Genghis Khan established a legal code and divided the empire among his sons after his death. Kublai Khan later grew the empire further, establishing social and economic reforms in China. Disease and internal struggles eventually caused the downfall of the unified Mongol Empire.

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08.

02 Travel Journal
How did the geography of the Mongol Empire change over time?

- Basically, the Mongol empire started with a normal and common space, with time
due to fights, conquests, and distribution the space started to become extremely
large, so much so that it had more than 100 million inhabitants, then they decided to
divide the empire in 4 parts.

What was lifelike for the nomads in Mongolia before the Mongol Empire?

- Principally, the Mongols lived on the Mongolian plateau, where they settled down,
created a system of kingship, allied with other tribes, provoked wars, recaptured the
wife of a Khan's wife thanks to the unions and finally the empire was created.

What techniques did Genghis Khan use in battle?

- More than techniques were the use of different tools, for example the created a very
advanced siege engine called a trebuchet. It had a range of nearly 1,000 feet. The
Mongols used the weapon to hurl gunpowder bombs over city walls. No Chinese
weapon was as powerful. The Mongols placed many Chinese cities and forts under
siege.

What were some of Genghis Khan’s accomplishments as a ruler?

- Genghis Khan’s law code was called the Yassa. It was based on the laws that the
tribal Mongols followed before the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan divided the
Mongol Empire into four sections, called Khanates.
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How did China change under Kublai Khan?

- After the death of Genghis Khan there was a power dispute between the sons, finally
Ogedei took it for 12 years, he died, then there was another power problem, Kublai
declared himself emperor, and what he did was to expand territory, increase the
economy, declare social classes, create a new alphabet, legalize the paper money
and create a maritime transport system, it is worth clarifying that he did not accept
much other customs.

How did Marco Polo change the relationship between Europe and China?

What caused the downfall of the Mongol Empire?

- As Mongolia was such a big place, it was becoming more and more difficult to control it,
clearly problems began to arise and a disease appeared that killed many people, which
weakened the empire, and another group of people took it over and the empire ended.

I am a flat area of grassland with very few trees. Many tribes north of China lived in
environments like mine... what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a steppe!
I’m the leader of a people or clan. People like me led the Mongols and other tribes before the
Khans… what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a chieftain!
I’m a military maneuver where soldiers surround a city and cut off food and supplies to get the
city to surrender. I made Genghis Khan very successful … what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a siege!
I’m a building that houses a person’s tomb. Although in some cases, I don’t actually hold a body,
such as Genghis Khan’s…what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a mausoleum!
I’m a machine that is used to hurl rocks large distances over city walls. The Mongols used me in
warfare a lot… what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a trebuchet!
I’m a tall plain—sort of like a mountain, except flat on the top and with flat sides. You’ll find a
very large one like me in Mongolia… what am I?
- Correct answer: I am a plateau!
I am remembered as a very brutal warrior and emperor who imposed strict laws on my people. I
also encouraged religious tolerance and literacy for my subjects…who am I?
- Correct answer: I am Genghis Khan!
I am known for my great travels to China and the book that I wrote telling about my
adventures…who am I?
- Correct answer: I am Marco Polo!
I created many reforms during my rule, including the establishment of paper money, a new
alphabet for the Mongol language, a system of sea transport, and canals to transport grain to the
growing Chinese population…who am I?
- Correct answer: I am Kublai Khan!

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