Mongol+Long+Paper


 * East Asia – Long Paper I**


 * This paper is due Thursday, April 30, 2009.**

Write a long paper that answers the question below. Use your textbook, handouts and readings from the Wiki for sources. You may also use additional __appropriate__ sources if you like but this is not necessary. Use proper Chicago format in your paper to cite sources.

The paper shall be 6-10 paragraphs in length for ACP students and 8-12 paragraphs for Honors students. Papers must be typed and double-spaced. Include your name, the date, the class with level and page numbers.

The Mongol Empire encompassed vast stretches of Eurasia during the 13th and 14th centuries. Although it lasted for a relatively short period of time the Mongols had a profound effect on everyone with who they came in contact and even on some people they never even met. To what extent did the Mongols reshape not only East Asia but the entire world?
 * Questions**

[|Richard Hooker on Ming and Monguls Pt. 2] Read Library of Congress section on [|Mongolian Interlude] Primary Source Document: [|Ibn al-Athir on the Tatars]