Yuan Dynasty- Yost

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  1. 5. Capital city of the Yuan Dynasty where Kublai Khan’s palace was built
  2. 7. While traveling the silk road, Ibn Battuta lost these, but were returned to him by mongol officials
  3. 10. Kublai Khan’s failed invasion of this country, due to its difficult terrain, weakened the Yuan Dynasty
  4. 11. The powerful winds that destroyed Kublai Khan’s invasion fleets headed for Japan
  5. 12. Kublai Khan iinstituted this kind of money, backed by gold reserves
  6. 13. The dynasty whose defeat by the Mongols in 1279 marked the end of native Chinese rule and the start of Mongol dominance in China
  7. 15. Mongols made the silk road safer by setting up army garrisons along the major _____
  8. 16. This famous explorer planned to use the measurement systems made by Marco Polo
  9. 18. The term used to describe the period of stability and trade prosperity under Mongol rule otherwise known as "Peace of Mongolia"
  10. 19. The fuel source that China uses instead of wood that Marco Polo pointed out
  11. 20. This is where the mongol emperor keeps corn, grain, rice, etc throughout his empire
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  1. 1. The mongol lead Yuan Dynasty ended when Zhu Yuanzhang led a _________ against the Mongols
  2. 2. World explorer who described Kublai Khan’s palace as having walls covered in silver and gold, with paintings of horsemen and dragons
  3. 3. Trade route that flourished under Mongol control, allowing goods like porcelain and gunpowder to reach Europe
  4. 4. The Mongol ruler who launched a renewed campaign to conquer the Song Dynasty after his father, Genghis Khan’s death
  5. 6. Kublai Khan did not want mongols to _______ to Chinese cultures as past conquerors did
  6. 8. Ibn Battuta began his journey traveling to Mecca, this holy pilgrimage is known as a ____
  7. 9. Venetian merchant who worked in the Yuan Dynasty's government for seventeen years
  8. 14. Mongol leader who completed the conquest of China and expanded his empire to include Korea and Tibet
  9. 17. During the mongol lead Yuan Dynasty, this group was placed at the bottom of social classes