Learning Objective:
Understand how Empires worked

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Do Now 4: What do you think happened to the cultures (Your Indigenous Tribal Ancestors) taken over by the Empires?

Mongol Empire Policy using Soft/ Hard Power

When they reached a fortified city their strategy was to surround it, starve it and invite its leaders to surrender or be annihilated. Those that refused were slaughtered to the last man, woman or child, but the same thing might easily happen to those which capitulated. Terror was the Mongols’ weapon — shock and awe. Genghis applied it ruthlessly.

Benefits of Empire

• Increased Trade/ roads
• Spread of ideas/ roads
• Safety for merchants

Add bullet points to Empire Notes

• write down at least 6 things you notice from this video

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Discussion: Is what, Genghis Khan did acceptable? Should conquest be this brutal?