Question 1

• What was considered to be the strength of the Chinese that the Mongols thought highly of?

• A. Military• B. Government• C. Religion• D. Size of the empire

Question 2

• What did Kublai eliminate from Chinese culture to promote his own people in government?

• A. Civil Service Exams• B. Religion• C. Chinese people• D. None of the above

Question 3

• How did Kublai promote trade around the world?

• A. He spread the word to other countries• B. He began protecting trade routes from

enemies• C. He advertised trade in different

newspapers• D. He did all of the above

Question 4

• The Silk Road connected China to what other area?

• A. Europe• B. Atlantic Ocean• C. Pacific Ocean• D. Black Sea

Question 5

• What explorer arrived in China in 1275 and became political figure in China for another 17 years?

• A. Zheng He• B. Christopher Columbus• C. Marco Polo• D. Popeye the Sailor Man

Mongol Government

• Mongols had little knowledge of running a government, while the Chinese had a history of running an organized government

• Kublai used many aspects of Chinese rule• Built his capital at Beijing & declared himself

emperor• By doing this, it made it easier for the Chinese

accept Kublai as emperor

Mongols Maintain Control• Prohibited Chinese politicians

gaining too much power• Eliminated Civil Service Exams• Adopted Confucian approaches to

government• Restored the Grand Canal• Built & restored highway system

that connected Beijing & Hangzhou

• Promoted Trade around the world

Opening of Trade Routes• To have successful trade, the

Mongols knew they needed safe trade routes

• This control of land & trade routes was known as Mongol Ascendancy

• Most used trade route the Silk Road (China to the Black Sea)

• China sent tea & porcelain• China got plants, foods &

minerals

Silk Road

Foreign Contact• With trade caused more

contact with other cultures– Europe, India, Persia & Arabia

• Marco Polo (trader from Venice)

• Traveled the Silk Roads w/his uncle & father

• Arrived 1275 and stayed in China for 17 years

• Became assistant to Kublai

Question 1

• What was considered to be the strength of the Chinese that the Mongols thought highly of?

• A. Military• B. Government• C. Religion• D. Size of the empire

Question 2

• What did Kublai eliminate from Chinese culture to promote his own people in government?

• A. Civil Service Exams• B. Religion• C. Chinese people• D. None of the above

Question 3

• How did Kublai promote trade around the world?

• A. He spread the word to other countries• B. He began protecting trade routes from

enemies• C. He advertised trade in different

newspapers• D. He did all of the above

Question 4

• The Silk Road connected China to what other area?

• A. Europe• B. Atlantic Ocean• C. Pacific Ocean• D. Black Sea

Question 5

• What explorer arrived in China in 1275 and became political figure in China for another 17 years?

• A. Zheng He• B. Christopher Columbus• C. Marco Polo• D. Popeye the Sailor Man