Mongol Empire and China

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Genghis Khan invaded China because the Mongol tribes needed more grazing lands.

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The Mongol tribes needed more grazing lands.

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The Mongols lived in the steppes of northwest China before invading China.

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They came from the steppes of northwest China.

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Kublai Khan was the first ruler to unite all China since the end of the Tang dynasty.

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Kublai Khan

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Life for the Chinese under Mongol rule was that they were treated as second-class citizens.

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The Chinese were treated as second-class citizens.

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The Mongols treated foreigners by giving them power and good jobs.

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They gave power and good jobs to foreigners.

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Travel on the Silk Roads changed under the Mongols as Mongol control of the routes meant safer travel for the caravans.

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Mongol control of the routes meant safer travel for the caravans.

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After Genghis Khan died, his empire was divided into four khanates, ruled by his four sons.

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After Genghis Khan died, his empire was divided into four khanates, ruled by his four sons.

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Kublai Khan dealt with the Song uprising brutally, even having the entire population of Hangzhou killed.

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He dealt with it brutally and even had the entire population of Hangzhou killed.