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Preview: Predicting Perspectives

Directions: Draw heads and show facial expressions that you predict match the feelings/perspective of the Mongols, the Russians, and the Chinese after the Mongol invasions.

Name: ______Period: ______

Preview: Predicting Perspectives

Directions: Draw heads and show facial expressions that you predict match the feelings/perspective of the Mongols, the Russians, and the Chinese after the Mongol invasions.

Name: ______Period: ______

Guiding Questions: What did other people think about the Mongols?

Document A

1. (Close Reading) What is Chinggis Khan’s image of himself?

2. (Close Reading) Why does Chinggis Khan want to meet with Changchun?

3. (Close Reading) Based on this letter what is the Mongol attitude toward the religion/belief system of the Chinese?

Document B

1. (Close Reading) How did the Russian writer describe the Mongols?

2. (Close Reading) Beyond the conquest itself, what other characteristics of the Mongols offended the Russians?

Document C

1. (Close Reading) Why might Menggu’s children have requested this document and asked a Chinese scholar to write it?

2. (Close Reading) What features of Menggu’s leadership did this Chinese author appreciate?

3. (Sourcing) Why might historians question the believability of this document?

Summary – Considering Multiple Perspectives

1. Why does each author provide a different view of the Mongols? Be specific and address each document in your answer.

2. What individuals or groups not represented in these sources might have a different opinion?

Name: ______Period: ______

Summary: Facial Expressions

Directions: Draw heads and show facial expressions to represent the feelings/perspective of the Mongols, the Russians, and the Chinese after the Mongol invasions. Make thought bubbles above the heads to show what each group might be thinking.

Name: ______Period: ______

Summary: Facial Expressions

Directions: Draw heads and show facial expressions to represent the feelings/perspective of the Mongols, the Russians, and the Chinese after the Mongol invasions. Make thought bubbles above the heads to show what each group might be thinking.

Name: ______Period: ______

History Assessment of Thinking (HAT)

Use your Historical Thinking Skills to study the two images below. Then answer the question that follows.

Document A Document B

Source:Mongol light cavalryman, 15th to 16th century, by unknown author from Ming dynasty
Mongol Archer. 15th -16th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 31 July 2014.
/ Source: “Conversion of Ghazan [Mongol leader] to Islam,” 14th century, by Muslim historian Rashid al-Din
Ad-Din, Rachid. Ghazan Conversion to Islam. 14th century. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 31 July 2014.

Which image do you believe most accurately portrays the Mongols? Explain your answer using at least 3 pieces of specific evidence from documents A-C.

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