CHAPTER 11
Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath,
1200–1500
learning OBJECTIVES
1. Be
able to account for the magnitude and speed of the Mongol conquests.
2. Be
able to describe the benefits that resulted from the integration of Eurasia
in the Mongol Empire.
3. Be
able to compare and contrast the effects of Mongol rule on Russia
and the lands of Islam with the effects on East Asia.
4. Be
able to identify points of continuity and discontinuity in the transition from
Mongol to Ming rule of China.