AP World History Name BHS Mrs. Rodriguez Per Date PERIOD 2 (600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.) Chapter 13 Packet: “Western Eurasia, 1200-1500.” (TEXT, Bulliet 2nd edition, pp. 325-345) DIRECTIONS: HONOR STATEMENT: On my honor, I understand that this is an individual assignment and is to be completed entirely by myself. (Copying or ‘splitting’ the assignment with other students will not prepare me for tests/essays in this course.) A) Write answers on your OWN paper. Do the work on your own. You need to read. B) Answer the following questions. They will be graded during the notebook check. p.325-333 1. What were the advantages of Mongol rule? 2. What were the steppes? 3. Explain the importance of nomadism to the Mongols? 4. What was a khan? 5. What was the role of Mongol women in politics? 6. Who was Temujin? 7. Where were the first conquests under Genghis Khan? 8. Who was Ogodei? 9. List the reasons for the Mongol’s success? 10. Why did the Mongols refrain from attacking central Europe in 1241? 11. Explain the importance of Marco Polo’s visit to Asia? p.333-338 12. Where were the Il-khan and the Golden Horde located? 13. Explain the conflict between Muslims and the Mongols. 14. What is tax-farming? 15. Who was Timur? 16. Who was Ibn-Khaldun? 17. How were Europeans indebted to the Il-Khans? p.338-345 18. Explain the conflict between the Mongols and Kievan Russia. 19. Who was Alexander Nevski? 20. What was a tsar? 21. What happened in 1453? 22. Who were the Mamluks? C) Free Response Focus Questions: Answer EACH of these questions in a 4-6 sentence paragraph.    In your own words. Do not simply copy from the book and memorize the response. You must support your response with plenty of facts. Understand where events fall historically (global context, cause/effect, etc) 1. What was the importance of Buddhism to East Asian societies? 2. How did the empires of the Liao, Jin, and Tanggut in northern and central Asia differ from Song China? 3. What was the importance of Confucianism in East Asia, and why was it so readily adopted? 4. What were some of the most important aspects of the Song technological explosion? D) Locate and label the following items on the map below. 13.1- Trace the route of Marco Polo and of the Mongol raids. Then mark the extent of the domain of the following: Great Khan Khanate of the Golden Horde Khanate of Jagadai Il-khans E) WORLD HISTORY CRASH COURSE: We will be using World History Crash Course videos extensively in AP World History. Watch the following videos for this chapter: - Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa #16 - Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols # 20