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 as an empire by Genghis Khan, they swiftly expanded and energized Eurasian trade and exchange.
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:43 How did Mongol migratory patterns affect their production and distribution?
- 02:12 Why, according to John Green were Mongols generally more egalitarian than many other societies?
- 04:09 Which policies did Genghis Khan use to unite the Mongol confederation?
- 06:49 How did adaptability help the Mongols build their empire? Please give at least two examples.
- 07:23 How did the Mongol Empire affect trade and exchange across Eurasia (and even parts of Africa)?
- 07:37 What was the Yam System?
- 08:05 How did the Mongols recruit people to work for them? What world-historical effect did this have?
- 10:05 What did the Mongols have to do with the Black Death?