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Lesson 3 The Mongols in China
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What are the characteristics
ofa leader?

Mongol Expansion
Listing The first column below poses questions about the
Mongols. For each question, list facts that you learn from reading
the lesson.
The Mongols

Facts

Who were the Mongols and

where did they live?

1.

How did they live?

3.

2.
4.
5.

What were the Mongols greatest

skills?

6.
7.

1206:

1211:

1227:

1260:

9. Evaluating Were the Mongols good or bad rulers of the

Chinese empire? Give examples to support your answer.

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8. Describing Complete the time line with details about

Genghis Khan and the Mongol invaders.

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Mongol Conquest of China

True or False Use your textbook to determine if each

statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank next to the

statement. If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined
portion to make it true.

10. In 1264, Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis

Khan, made the city of Khanbaliq the capital of
the empire.

11. The newly established Yuan dynasty would rule

for centuries.

12. The Mongols and the Chinese were culturally

similar. They shared language, laws, and
customs.

14. The Chinese never accepted the Mongol rulers.

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13. The Yuan rulers set aside the civil service

examination and allowed non-Chinese to work
in government jobs.

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15. Identifying Who was Marco Polo and why was he an
important figure in China?

16. Determining Cause and Effect What effect did Chinas

shipbuilding have on trade and the expansion of the
empire?

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