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Network Exchange Lecture Topic Notes Mongol Empire Through the Mandate of Heaven overthrew the Song Dynasty Herded goats and sheep in the Asian steppes Hunted/foraged Great horsemen and archers...

Network Exchange Lecture Topic Notes Mongol Empire Through the Mandate of Heaven overthrew the Song Dynasty Herded goats and sheep in the Asian steppes Hunted/foraged Great horsemen and archers Valued courage and loyalty Reliant on trade because they did not mass-produce Silk roads became very safe because Mongols were greatly feared Taxed people on the Silk Roads Technologies Printing Press - People have more access to literature - No longer limited to the wealthy/nobility - Invented by Johannes Glutenberg 3 Field System - Wheat - Lentils - Fallow Ghengis Khan Childhood (Chinggis) - Father poisoned by another clan - Mother and children forced to leave - Kill step-brother - Married to increase his power Ghengis Khan (Ruler of All) - Know for his brutality; people often surrender - No blood/nobility - Catapults, cannons, and pony express mail - Catapulted black death victims, balls of fire, etc. - People ride horses at high speeds to deliver mail quickly Ghengis Impact - Pax Mongolica: mongol peace; time of safety and trade - Largest contiguous Empire - Paper and plague introduced to Europe Mongol Khanates 1. Golden Horde (Kingdoms) 2. Hulagu 3. Chagatai 4. Great Khanate Legacy of Ghengis Khan Batu and Kublai Khan 1 in every 200 people today could be descendants of Ghengis Khan Religious tolerance and Pax Mongolica Increased trade Facilitated the spread of the Black Death Connected the modern world Marco Polo and ibn Marco Polo Battuta - Devoted Catholic  - Traveled throughout Asia for economic reasons - Worked as a bureaucrat - Italy created PASTAAAAA - Economic gain 🍝 - Marco Polo brought noodles to Italy Ibn Battuta - Ibn travels throughout dar-al Islam (the muslim world) - Travel to learn more about Islam - Muslim from Africa - Well educated - Upper class Zheng He Sea people 300+ ships 28,000 men Sailed for the Ming Junk had more than 2 masts 1 Junk : 1500 men needed Large navy