| A | B |
|---|
| Genghis Khan | Mongol ruler whose name means "universal ruler"; he conquered N. China and Central Asia |
| Kublai Khan | Mongol ruler who conquered all of China |
| Marco Polo | Trader from Venice who became Kublai Khan's assistant |
| Song | Dynasty defeated by the Mongols |
| khanates | Large divisions of the Mongol empire |
| Beijing | Capital city of the Mongols |
| Silk Roads | Ancient trade routes stretching from Europe to China |
| Children of Mongol nobles | Kublai Khan had Confucian scholars teach them |
| protecting trade routes, opening sea routes and allowing diplomats and ambassadors | How Mongols opened China to rest of world. |
| Grand Canal | The man-made waterway extended and restored by the Mongols |
