Humanities Alive 8 VC 3E

SkillBuilder

Use the SkillBuilder activities to develop these Historical concepts and skills: • HISTORICAL QUESTIONS • CHRONOLOGY

• USING HISTORICAL SOURCES • CONTINUITY AND CHANGE • CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES • HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE • COMMUNICATING

1234 Mongol forces complete conquest of northern China and defeat northern Song.

1281 Japan defeats a second Mongol invasion force.

1258 Mongol army invades Poland.

1227 Genghis Khan dies.

1254 Marco Polo is born in Venice.

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1294 Kublai Khan dies.

1215 Mongols attack the Jin dynasty and destroy its capital, Zhongdu.

1271 Kublai Khan declares himself the emperor of Yuan China.

1271–1295 Marco Polo’s travels take place.

1325 Peasant rebellion against Yuan dynasty begins.

1368 Yuan dynasty is

defeated, marking the end of Mongol Empire.

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