Problem
A. How do European and Asian viewpoints of Mongol conquest compare to what occurred as a result of the creation of the Mongol Empire?
B. Why is it inaccurate to categorize the khan as an absolute ruler?
C. How did the Mongol lifestyle as well as the environmental conditions of the steppes contribute to the Mongol's ability to conquer other cultures?
D. What influence could a wife or mother of a Mongol ruler have on the state?
E. What evidence exists to support the claim that families were important elements of Mongol culture?
F. Which khanate controlled Kievan Russia? Which khanate controlled Iran and Baghdad? Which khanate controlled central Asia? Which khanate controlled most of East Asia, known as the Yuan Empire?
G. What was the status of Mongolian women during the Yuan dynasty of China?
H. What were the long-term implications of Mongol rule on Russia?
I. Why would Europeans of the 13th century view the Mongols as a more cosmopolitan people and with an appreciation of Mongol achievements?
J. How did the Mongols contribute to a united China?
K. What were the negatives of Mongol rule on China and what caused the downfall of the Yuan Dynasty?
L. The fear of technology getting in the hands of the enemy forced the Ming to censor books and shutdown trade.
M. Why is accurate to characterize Ming China as a centralized government dedicated to emphasizing Chinese culture?
N. What were the consequences for Japan of the failure of the Mongol conquest?
O. How did the Ashikaga Shogunate bring stability to Japan?
P. How did Mongol conquest improve Korea? How did the policies of the Yi support the positives of Mongol rule?
Q. What impact did religion (belief systems) have on the Mongols khanates?
R. How did the Mongols help to contribute a united Annam (Vietnam)?