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Every single one of these projects required intensive labor, and most of that labor came from us, the peasants. This policy extracted great animosity from us, especially since many died as a result of these rigorous efforts to complete the projects. Since the projects were so costly, the Mongols resorted to deliberate inflation of currency to cover the costs. These financial problems lead to the undermining of the economy, which the Mongols could not maintain any longer. To add on to this chaos, terrible floods erupted from the Yellow River in the 1340’s. Following this, hundreds of thousands of us were called upon to repair the damage done by the floods, but instead we broke out into a rebellion. This eventually led to the collapse of the Mongol Empire over China. Chinese Confucian Scholar:
1. How did the Mongols diminish Confucian ideals? The Mongols were extremely wary of Confucian ideas and distrusted my fellow scholars and
I. They even banned the Civil Service Exam! 2. Did the Mongols affect the amount of power Confucians held in government? Yes, the Mongols considered foreigners more trustworthy and encouraged trade …show more content…
After the Mongols ruthlessly killed the citizens of Balkh, they leveled all buildings and wiped out any trace of culture. They did this a second time when they revisited Balkh.
CROSS EXAMINATIONS: (10+)
● Chinggis Khan
○ founded the Khan regime; came into power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia
○ How many innocent people did you kill?
○ Idk lol
○ Well, there were 200000 in Baghdad... Thousand in Balkh So at least 200000...
● Mongol general
○ Highly trained, elite soldiers. Rank moved up due only to actual skill itself.
(Ruthless??) Could ask about tactics, and why they used them. (Might show
Mongols as strategic)
● Mongol soldier
○ Similar to generals
● Mongol woman
○ From Wikipedia: "Women herded and milked sheep, and they routinely managed the household if widowed or if their husbands were absent to perform military service, corvée labor, or caravan work. William of Rubruck reports on the full "toleration" of women in the "Mongol" (actually Tatar) armies. Mongols valued fertility over virginity, and women remained subordinate to men and were restricted to the domestic sphere. Unlike other steppe cultures such
1. How did the Mongols diminish Confucian ideals? The Mongols were extremely wary of Confucian ideas and distrusted my fellow scholars and
I. They even banned the Civil Service Exam! 2. Did the Mongols affect the amount of power Confucians held in government? Yes, the Mongols considered foreigners more trustworthy and encouraged trade …show more content…
After the Mongols ruthlessly killed the citizens of Balkh, they leveled all buildings and wiped out any trace of culture. They did this a second time when they revisited Balkh.
CROSS EXAMINATIONS: (10+)
● Chinggis Khan
○ founded the Khan regime; came into power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia
○ How many innocent people did you kill?
○ Idk lol
○ Well, there were 200000 in Baghdad... Thousand in Balkh So at least 200000...
● Mongol general
○ Highly trained, elite soldiers. Rank moved up due only to actual skill itself.
(Ruthless??) Could ask about tactics, and why they used them. (Might show
Mongols as strategic)
● Mongol soldier
○ Similar to generals
● Mongol woman
○ From Wikipedia: "Women herded and milked sheep, and they routinely managed the household if widowed or if their husbands were absent to perform military service, corvée labor, or caravan work. William of Rubruck reports on the full "toleration" of women in the "Mongol" (actually Tatar) armies. Mongols valued fertility over virginity, and women remained subordinate to men and were restricted to the domestic sphere. Unlike other steppe cultures such