Today we will continue learning about the Mongols. We will use a set of primary sources (DBQ) on the Mongols to begin working on the skill of sourcing. Finally, you will use these primary sources to revise the paragraph on the Mongols that you wrote last class.
Question of the Day
Why were the Mongols important?
Focus Questions
What were the causes of the Mongol conquests?
What were the effects of the Mongol conquests?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph.
Pastoralist
clan
Pax Mongolica
Marco Polo
William of Rubruck
Chinggis Khan
shamans
tanistry
khuriltai
darughachi
postal relay system
Il-khanate
principality of Muscovy
Timur the Lame
Ottomans
Janissaries
Mehmet the Conqueror
Khublai Khan
Ming Dynasty
Zheng He Expeditions
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I will explain how to create transitions in a paragraph with two contentions. Then I will explain how to analyze a primary source document. Sourcing is a skill that you will use as long as you study history.
Revise the paragraph you wrote last class with better transitions and making reference to and use of the primary sources from the Mongol packet. The prompt will be: Why were the Mongols important? To improve the quality of your paragraph you may also include a sentence or two about the following historical document.
Cournoutline: You and your partner will create a Cornoutline using one of the focus questions for next class (below). You'll need to bring your individual Cornoutline to class in hard copy. Use this web site and the vocabulary list for next class to help you outline the first question on the Silk Road. Use Chapter 11 in Voyages (green textbook) to help you outline the second question on Indian Ocean Trade.
In Europe and Asia what were the effects of trade along the Silk Road?
In Europe, Asia, and Africa what were the effects of the Indian Ocean trade?
Be prepared to write a paragraph responding to the following question: What were the main effects of trade on Europe, Asia, and Africa between 600 CE and 1400 CE?
You should try to share your outline with your partner before class. You will have some time at the beginning of class to talk with your partner about his or her research and how it applies to the question for today's paragraph.
Primary Source: To improve the quality of your paragraph you may include a sentence or two about this historical document.
Gold Coin of Abd al-Malik: This is one of the 100 objects chosen by the BBC from the British Museum to tell its history of the world.
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