EAST 211 Study Guide - Final Guide: New Life Movement, The Reagans, Political Philosophy
6 Dec 2016
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Kublai khan: the grandson of the great mongol emperor, genghis khan and the fifth great khan of the. He founded the yuan dynasty in china as a conquest dynasty and crowned himself the first emperor of the yuan dynasty. He conquered the song dynasty of the south and united the whole of china by bringing it under one rule. Trade along the silk road reached its peak during the yuan dynasty as kublai khan encouraged foreign trade and the mongols protected merchants along the trade route. His attempt to accommodate chinese culture persuaded many chinese to act as counselors or to serve in his government. Pax mongolica: a lati(cid:374) ter(cid:373) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:858)the mo(cid:374)gol pea(cid:272)e. (cid:859) it(cid:859)s a ter(cid:373) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)es the period of social stability and economic growth for the mongols which resulted in their conquests in eurasia. It was a time of spreading different ideas and a great cultural expansion around europe and asia.
