This is probably the most important empire of the Global Tapestry - specifically it's rise and fall. From literally the middle of nowhere they created the largest contiguous empires in the history of the world! The Mongols affected almost EVERYTHING during this period.

For the this topic you should be able to explain the following:

(GOV) Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.

• Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the Mongol khanates.

(ECN) Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.

• The expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.

(CDI)Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.

• Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers

• Technological and cultural transfers:

• Transfer of Greco– Islamic medical knowledge to western Europe

• Transfer of numbering systems to Europe

• Adoption of Uyghur script