BEFORE YOU WATCH: Wait for It…The Mongols! Crash Course World History #17

Use the “Three Close Reads” approach as you watch the video below.

Before you watch

Before you watch the video, it’s a good idea to open and skim the video transcript. And always read the questions below so you know what to look and listen for as you watch.

While you watch

How did Mongol migratory patterns affect their production and distribution?
Why, according to John Green were Mongols generally more egalitarian than many other societies?
Which policies did Genghis Khan use to unite the Mongol confederation?
How did adaptability help the Mongols build their empire? Please give at least two examples.
How did the Mongol Empire affect trade and exchange across Eurasia (and even parts of Africa)?
What was the Yam System?
How did the Mongols recruit people to work for them? What world-historical effect did this have?
What did the Mongols have to do with the Black Death?

After you watch

Describe the extent to which this video explains how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
How would you describe the role the Mongols played in Afro-Eurasian trade between about 1200 and 1350?
How does evidence from this video contest, support, or extend the governance theme narrative you have been given?

Now that you know what to look for, it’s time to watch. Remember to return to these questions once you’ve finished watching.

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