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Wait for It…The Mongols! Crash Course World History #17

Wait for It…The Mongols! Crash Course World History #17

The Mongols started off as small, nomadic pastoral communities. United by Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire swiftly expanded and energized Eurasian trade and exchange.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. Which policies did Genghis Khan use to unite the Mongol confederation?
  2. How did adaptability help the Mongols build their empire? Give at least two examples.
  3. How did the Mongol Empire affect trade and exchange across Eurasia (and even parts of Africa)?
  4. How did the Mongols recruit people to work for them? What effects did this have?
  5. What’s the connection between the Mongols and the Black Death?