SkillBuilder discussion Continuity and change 1. Look at SOURCE2 . Discuss the features of the yurt that make it suitable for a nomadic lifestyle. 2. Why do yaks thrive in Mongolia’s harsh environment and why have they continued to be important to Mongolian people?
SOURCE2 A modern-day image of a rural Mongolian valley where traditional Mongolian yurts and still used and yaks are raised in herds.
SOURCE3 Mongolia lay to the north of China. The stark northern landscape was the home of people the Chinese regarded as barbarians. This Song dynasty illustration shows the Chinese view of the Mongol homeland as barren and harsh.
10.4.2 Mongol society The Mongols lived in small clans. Groups of clans were bound together by marriage and blood relationships to form a Mongol tribe. A chieftain, or khan, governed the tribe. The khan was not born to rule, but kept the position of power through constantly proving personal strength and protecting the tribe. Within clan groups, the people belonged to a particular social class which determined everything, from what they were given to eat at a banquet to how they were armed and dressed when they went into battle.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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