“Mongolia Sees Genghis Khan’s Good Side”
I. The Article
A. Published in
1. ______
B. Date
1. ______
C. Author
1. ______
II. POV (Point of View)
A. Elbegdorj Tsahkia
1. ______
B. Since Mongolia Has Emerged From the Soviet Shadow
1. ______
2. ______
C. Under the Communists, the Mongols…
1. ______
D. Mongolians and Ancestor Veneration
1. ______
E. Soviet Fear of Genghis Khan
1. ______
2. Forbidden:______
3. Banned: ______
4. Soviet Tank Base: ______
F. Mongolia Today
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
III. A Renewed Romance
A. The Name of the Great Khan
1. ______
B. Black Rose
1. ______
C. But Historians in the West and China
1. ______
2. ______
D. Easier to Revise Image
1. ______
E. Wanting to Curry Favor
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
F. Fulfillment of a Long-Time Quest
1. ______
G. But Persian Texts
1. ______
H. Mongolians Not Scribes
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
I. Historians From the Conquered Peoples Side
1. ______
2. ______
J. New Facts About Genghis Khan
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
6. ______
7. ______
8. ______
9. ______
10. ______
K. Great Yassa
1. ______
2. ______
L. Descendants
1. ______
2. ______
Questions:
· Do historians have points of view? How does the POV of a historian impact the writing of history? How can a historian confront POV in the writing of history?
· Write a thesis statement concerning Genghis Khan and his portrayal in history.
· Is their a Mongol legacy in the world today or did the vast Mongol Empire leave few traces? Defend your answer.
· Why has Genghis Khan captured the attentions of Mongolians today?
· How did the Soviet domination of Mongolia impact the Mongolian peoples?
· What should the student of world history consider when reading a book about world history?