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1.
Overview of the Mongol Empire |
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Daily Life |
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Daily
Life
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1. Daily
life (Mr. Donn.org) |
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2. Nomadic
life (Columbia University, New York, USA) |
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3. Daily
life in the Mongol Empire (wikipedia.org) |
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4. Nomad
(wikipedia.org) |
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5. Pastoralism
(Palomar Community College, USA) |
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Role
of Women
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1. The
women who ruled the Mongol Empire (theglobalist.com) |
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2. Women
in Mongol society (coldsiberia.org) |
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3. Role
of women in Mongol society |
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4. Women
of the Mongol court (Woodrow Wilson Foundation, USA) |
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Clothing and Textiles
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1. Mongol
clothing (Columbia University, New York, USA) |
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2. Mongolian
dress (members.aol.com) |
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3. Mongolian
traditional clothing (discovermongolia.mn) |
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4. Traditional
clothing and jewellery (National Museum of Mongolia) |
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5. Costumes
(Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum) |
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6. Textile art of Ancient Inner Asia (tcoletribalrugs.com) |
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Shelter
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1. Shelter
(Columbia University, New York, USA) |
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2. A
house to go: images and furnishing
of a modern yurt (mongolyurt.com) |
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3. Yurt/Ger:
nomadic shelter (chaingang.org) |
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4. Yurt
construction: video - very slow to
load (ulaantaij.com) |
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5. Mongolian
yurts (wikipedia.org) |
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Mongol
Culture
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1. Mongolian
language and culture (American Museum of Natural History,
USA) |
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2. Mongolian
culture: festivals and sports (Stanford University, USA) |
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3. Mongolian
sports (gluckman.com) |
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4. The
horse in Mongol culture (American Museum of Natural History,
USA) |
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5. Naadam
festival (wikipedia.org) |
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Leaders and the Law
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Genghis
Khan
(top) |
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1. Why
Genghis Khan matters (National Geographic Society, USA) |
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2. Who
was Genghis Khan (homework-help.aol.com) |
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3. Genghis
Khan (Provincial Museum of Alberta) |
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4. Chinggis
Khan (Columbia University, New York, USA) |
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5. Genghis
Khan and the Empire (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
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6. Genghis
Khan - the truth behind the legend: video clip and discussion
(bbc.co.uk) |
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7. Genghis
Khan/Chingis Khan (University of California: Berkeley, USA) |
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8. Genghis
Khan timeline of his life (National Geographic Society,
USA) |
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9. The
Story of Genghis Khan:
historical fiction (The Baldwin
Project) |
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The
Golden Horde
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1. The
different Mongol Khans (Los Angeles Valley College, California,
USA) |
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2. Ogodei
(Columbia University, New York, USA) |
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3. The
Golden Horde (Encyclopedia Britannica Online) |
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4. Khubilai
Khan (Columbia University, New York, New York, USA) |
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5. Genghis
Khan and Kublai Khan (mrdowling.com) |
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6. Kublai
Khan rules China (thenagain.info) |
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7. Kubilai
Khan (wikipedia.org) |
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-----Kubla
Khan - a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(University of Virginia, USA) |
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8. East
meets West: scroll down to “East Meets West II - the
Mongols ” (University of Wisconsin, USA) |
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9. Organization
of the Mongol Empire #1 (wikipedia.org) |
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10. Organization
of the Mongol Empire #2 (wikipedia.org) |
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The
Law
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1. The
Yassa |
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2. Yassa
(wikipedia.org) |
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3. Law
and governance (historymania.com) |
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4. Yassa:
the law of the people |
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5. Law:
The Yassa |
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Trade and Traders |
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Trade
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1. Mongols
and trade (Columbia University, New York) |
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2. Two
economies (The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia) |
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3. Cross-cultural
currents under the Mongols (rightreading.com) |
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4. Communications |
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The
Silk Road
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1. The
Silk Road (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Silk
Road encounters (askasia.org) |
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3. The
Silk Road - connecting cultures (Smithsonian National Museum,
USA) |
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4. People
of old along the Silk Road (Marymount School District, NY,
USA) |
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5. Silk
Road (wikipedia.org) |
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6. Silk
Road timeline (silkroad.com) |
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7. Camels
and caravans (University of Calgary) |
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Traders
and Travelers
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1. Marco
Polo's route to China and back: virtual
tour (National Endowment for the Humanities, USA) |
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2. Marco
Polo: the journey: virtual tour
(Metropolitan Museum, New York) |
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3. Marco
Polo and the Mongol Empire (mrdowling.com) |
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4. Travels
of Marco Polo volume 1 and volume
2 (Project Gutenberg) |
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5. Rabban
Sauma (heritagemadison.org) |
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6. Biography
of Rabban Sauma (allbiographies.com) |
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7. Ibn
Battuta - the great traveller |
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8. Travels
of Ibn Battuta (San Francisco Unified School District,
CA, USA) |
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9. Another
13th Century traveler |
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10. Travelers
and their stories (Alamo Community College, Texas, USA) |
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Military
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The
Mongol Army
(top) |
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1. The
Mongol Horde: slow to load, but worth
it. Might need to allow pop-ups (Joska Paszli, Netherlands) |
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2. East
meets West: PowerPoint (University
of Wisconsin, USA) |
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3. The
Mongol army (Heather Davenport) |
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4. The
Mongol army and its horses (American Forum for Global Education,
USA) |
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5. The
Mongol war machine (American Forum for Global Education,
USA) |
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6. Mongol
Arms (Alamo Community College, Texas, USA) |
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7. Chinggis
Khan and his Military Genius (Journal of the Signapore Armed
Forces) |
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8. Mongol
Empire: interactive map using Google
Earth - outstanding but needs a
good graphic card and patience (Google Earth Community) |
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9. Mongol
military tactics and organization (wikipedia.org) |
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10. Battle
of Baghdad (wikipedia.org) |
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11. Battle
of Beijing (wikipedia.org) |
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12. The
silent city (University of California, Berkeley) |
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The
Great Wall of China
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1. Great
Wall of China (mrdowling.com) |
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2. Great
Wall of China: interactive tour
(National Endowment for the Humanities, USA) |
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3, Great
Wall of China virtual tour
(chinavista.com) |
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4. Great
Wall of China: panoramic photos
(Powerhouse Museum, Australial) |
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5. Great
Wall of China: modern photos
(Muztagh Travel) |
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6. Great
Wall of China: requires Google
Earth (Google Earth) |
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Religion |
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Geography and the Environment of Mongolia
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Videos, Podcasts and Images |
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WebQuests and Interesting Links |
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WebQuests
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1. Mongolia
for beginners webquest (University of Vermont, USA) |
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2. The
Mongols webquest (Gananda School District, New York, USA) |
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3. How
shall we rule China? (USC-UCLA Asian Studies Center) |
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4. Voyage
of exploration - discovering new horizons (thinkquest.org) |
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5. Mongolia
for Beginners (University of Virginia) |
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6. Mongol
Eurasia and its aftermath (S. Keatley) |
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Fun
and Interesting links
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1. Travel
with Marco Polo (University of Texas, USA) |
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2. Silk
Road map challenges (University of Washington) |
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3. Virtual
views of the Treasure of the Golden Horde (Hermitage Museum,
St. Petersburg Russia) |
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4. Learn
Mongolian (linguamongolia.co.uk) |
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5. What
is the current time in Mongolia? (worldtimeserver.com) |
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Assignments
(top) |
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1. Leadership
traits
(National Geographic Society) |
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2. Were
the Mongols a product of their environment?
(American Forum for Global Education, USA) |
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3. People
of the wind and sand
(oneearthadventures.com) |
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4. Account
for the rise and effect of the Mongols:
PowerPoint (GrossmontUnion
High School District, Calif, USA) |
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5 . Silk
Road arts and crafts assignments
(Marymount School District, NY, USA) |
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6. Courtly
Art and Culture
(Los Angelas County Museum of Art, USA) |
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7. Mongol
Empire complete teaching unit (San Diego State University) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Created
by Stew Savard Spring 2004 - revised February 2007. All rights to
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