Chapter 21

Map work:The Mongol Empire at Its Height (Student Page 87, answer 259)
1. The Mongols came from the cold, mountainous region called Mongolia. Underline Mongolia in blue. Then,
draw three mountain symbols (like an upside down “v”) and color them blue as well.
2. Genghis Khan invaded the city of Beijing in China. Draw a blue line from Mongolia to Beijing.
3. Genghis Khan’s grandson, the emperor Kublai Khan, built a huge palace in the city of Beijing. Draw a
yellow star over Beijing.
4. After Genghis Khan died, the Mongol Empire continued to grow. The empire stretched from the Yellow Sea
in the east all the way to the Black Sea in the west. Trace the borders of the Mongol Empire in bright yellow.
Then, color the Yellow Sea and the Black Sea red to show that the Mongol Empire “stopped” there.

Put history in order activity