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| The Legacy of Genghis Khan |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to the legacy of Genghis Khan (ca. 1162–1227) and the Mongol Empire, which was "the largest empire ever to exist, spanning the entire Asian continent from the Pacific Ocean to modern-day Hungary in Europe." Related essays on the Mongol empire include: A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia; The Mongolian Tent; Takht-i Sulayman and Tile Work; Courtly Art; The Religious Arts; The Art of the Book; Folios from the Jami' al-tavarikh; and Folios from the Great Mongol Shahnama.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/khan1/hd_khan1.htm | |
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| Yuan, 1280-1365 |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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"Mongol invader Genghis Khan and his hordes conquered much of Asia, including China; his grandson Kublai Khan established this dynasty, during which the Mongols reopened and expanded overland trade routes linking China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean." A brief, one-paragraph overview, along with three maps (of the Mongol Empire, the Silk Road, and the Yuan Dynasty), a video clip featuring an MIA curator, and 20 objects representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-yuan.cfm | |
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| In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: A Journey through the Met to the Land of the Great Khan |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Follows the 24,000-mile journey of Marco Polo (1254-1324) from Italy through the Middle East and Central Asia to China and the court of Khubilai Khan.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/bibliography/?id=11542 | |
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| Painting (during the Song and Yuan dynasties) |
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| University of Washington, Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
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"This unit covers not only developments in painting as a fine art, such as the development of landscape painting, but also looks at paintings for evidence of social life, both the commercial life of cities and private life at home." A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization was prepared by University of Washington history professor Patricia Buckley Ebrey. With questions for discussion, timelines, maps, and suggested readings. Select HOME to find link to teachers' guides for all topics featured on the website.
Go to Museum Resource: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgintr.htm | |
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| Takezaki Suenaga's Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan |
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| Bowdoin College
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An excellent interactive website with several versions of the recovered 13th-century scrolls commissioned by the Kyushu warrior Takezaki Suenaga, who fought against the Mongols during the invasions of 1274 and 1281. Viewers can compare the "original" (reassembled) 13th-century version to 18th- and 19th-century copies and also see a 21st-century reconstruction of the 13th-century version. Also features an illustrated glossary.
Go to Museum Resource: http://learn.bowdoin.edu/asian-studies/mongol-invasions/ | |
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