Central Asia
Visualizing the Increased Use of Gunpowder
Teaching the use of gunpowder using paintings
“Eight Centuries After His Rule”: Legacies of the Mongol Empire
Discussion of teaching the legacies of the Mongol Empire
“To Let Merchants Pass in Safety”: The Chinggis Exchange
Discussion of teaching the Chinggis Exchange
Abu Zayd and Turks in Dar al-Islam
Discussion of using paintings to teach about the spread of Turks in Dar al-Islam
“She Who Would Direct the Affairs of State”: Teaching The Influence of Mongol Women
Discussion of teaching the influence of elite Mongol women
“A Great Army is Mobilized”: Mongol Conquests and Governance
Discussion of how to teach Mongol empire-building
“Beginning from the North”: Teaching the Mongol Empire
Discussion of teaching the Mongol Empire
“An Edict of the Khan”: Two Narratives of the Mongols
A discussion of how to teach multiple interpretations of the Mongols
“Marvelously Regular and Geometric Gardens”: Babur and the Founding of the Mughal Empire
A discussion of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, as a gardener.
“A Generous Gift from Timur and Akbar”: Snapshots from the Mughal Empire
A discussion of how we can teach the Mughal Empire in world history courses with a focus on how the empire was multiethnic and diverse.
