From af3170543db55f328474011d542810a7a173193a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 14:50:05 -0400 Subject: oh god oh god oh god oh god I just finished all of my AP exams with World, and it was by far the worst (i.e. most stressful). I submitted my work, but it feels a bit inadequate and my heart is racing. Well, at least I'm done :| --- wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt (limited to 'wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt') diff --git a/wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt b/wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3dc2667 --- /dev/null +++ b/wroblewski-world/exam-dbq-notes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +WY5V8181 +HR + +Cultural!! @ Conquered peoples + +Doc 1: + Sympathetic view (world conqueror) + Under the dynasty control + Fairness = crime (hammurabi) + Writing @ Uighurs. + Mongols created bureaucracy, but weren't great at it + They borrowed other cultures and eventually fell + Uighur = conquered people, Mongol children were typically warriors + Persian + +Doc 2: + Close to the dynasty too + Tibetan Buddhism/Yuan = China, but pushing a specific cultural view + Worldly welfare = Mongols + Trying to separate mongol activity from religion because they are + typically very tolerant + "order" + Peace from the khan (silk road considered safest) + Khublai Khan willing to make changes for religion + Because local religious leaders support + The Mongols changed their own culture to allow them to gain more + control in conquered regions + +Doc 3: + Arab, historian *about* religious leader + Likely a bit more neutral than from a religious leader directly but + still some bias + Mongols -> muslim + In conquered regions, mongols sort of fit into the existing bureau- + cracy + +Doc 4: + Historian close to the Mnogols, so universal history close to Khans + Christian! + Doquz Khatun is Nestorian + religion is a really big thing here (divide by that??) + +Doc 5: + Female companions = locals, help integrate the khans with the local + people and prevent revolt. + Tapestry used by Buddhists + Because the Mongols integrated religion into their local rules, + religious leaders supported the Mongols in return + Wait this was made *for the court* hmmm. + +Historical Context +Intended Audience +Purpose +Point of View + +External evidence: +After Kublai Khan's death, individual Khanates sprung up in the regions +that the Mongols ruled. They retained the Silk Road's continuity while +infighting amongst themselves. Needed local support (1). + +Mongols helped push technological growth during their rule because most +governance was left to the locals with greater external connectivity, +so there was less control + +Groups: +- Religious Tolerance +- Originally had internal secular rule system +- Khanates = decentralized + +Thesis: +The khanates, having become decentralized + +Groups: +- Religious leaders try to preserve themselves +- Mongols try to use religious infrastructure for their own benefit + (sometimes against other khans) +- -- cgit