10.2 SkillBuilder activity USING HISTORICAL SOURCES Analyse SOURCES4 and 5 . Identify examples of the artist’s bias or personal perspective in what is depicted. Consider: • when the source was created • who it might have been created for • what the artist was trying to show their audience.
10.2
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3
LEVEL2
LEVEL3 4, 7, 9, 10, 12
5, 6, 8, 11
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. The Age of the Mongols lasted from about ____ to ____ CE. 2. Explain why governments would commission official historical records to be created. A. They were required to by law. B. They did this to keep track of what was happening at the time. C. They created historical records so that generations to come will remember them. D. They did not commission records to be created. 3. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Sources created at the time, such as paintings, would not be biased. b. A paiza was used as a form of identification to stop people from travelling through the Mongol Empire. c. China was known as the ‘middle kingdom’ in Europe. d. The Secret History of the Mongols was intended to be read by only the Mongolian peasant class. 4. Suggest why China was known as the ‘middle kingdom’ in the Middle Ages. 5. Objects such as weapons provide us with information about the Mongol people. List three everyday objects that provide us with information about the lives of the Mongol people from the Middle Ages. 6. State what type of artwork was produced during the reign of the Mongols. ANALYSE AND APPLY 7. Suggest what lesson you believe was meant to be learned by the boys in SOURCE2 . 8. In SOURCE3 , the explorer Marco Polo describes a large battle. a. Identify what adjectives or phrases he uses to describe the khan and his forces. b. Identify what adjectives or phrases he uses to describe the khan’s enemies. c. Whose side was Marco Polo on (if any), and explain how you can tell. 9. SOURCE1 is an example of an everyday object used by government officials. Identify what it tells you about the society in which they lived. 10. Explain what is depicted in SOURCE4 . Explain why an artist would create this scene. 11. Determine whether SOURCE5 is a primary or secondary source. Explain your answer. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 12. Using the sources in this lesson and what you have already read about the Mongol expansion, suggest why the Mongol Empire expanded so quickly during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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