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BELL WORK

OBJECTIVE & STANDARD

I can evaluate the impact Kublai Khan had on the Mongol Empire.

SPI 7.24 Describe and locate the Mongol conquest of China including Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan

POD REVIEWTurn to your partner and discuss what

we discovered yesterday on the Mongol Empire

GENGHIS AND KUBLAI

KUBLAI KHAN

During this Kublai Khan’s rule, China opened up to the outside world

The Mongols developed a thriving sea trade and welcomed foreign travelers

FIND IT IN THE BOOK!

• What were the silk roads?

• Who was Marco Polo?

TASK 1You and your partner will read the article

of Kublai Khan.

You and your partner are assigned a few questions (different than the other two in your group). Once you have finished reading answer your assigned questions.

If you complete these before we move on, you may level up flash level.

TASK 2 - COLLABORATION

You and your group members will all discuss your findings in your reading together.

Step 1: Take pair turns in discussing your assigned questions. Reveal the answers to your group and discuss the answers.

Step 2: The entire group will complete the organizer together.

Step 3: Create three higher level thinking questions (starting with how or why) to ask Kublai Khan about his impact on the Mongol empire.

OPEN MIND DRAWING

Individually you will summarize the impact Kublai had on the Mongols inside the organizer

Draw the organizer into your composition book