Chapter 28 Section 2

I) A History of Nomads and Traders
 a. The Mongolian Empires
   1. The Mongols were nomadic herders for thousands of years.
   2. Mongol history was changed forever by Genghis Kahn, a title that means "supreme conqueror."
   3. Genghis Kahn died in 1227, having conquered all of Central Asia and begun the conquest of    China.
   4. The Mongol Empire broke up in the 1300s.
   5. Under the effluence of its powerful neighbor Russia, Mongolia became the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924.
 b. Taiwan's link to China
   1. The Island of Taiwan experienced many prehistoric migrations from southern China and southeast Asia.
   2. Malay and Polynesian peoples also settled there.
   3. Over the centuries, other settlers and groups of people also settled there.
 II) Cultures of Mongolia and Taiwan
 a. Mongolia
   1. Mongolia has both ruled and been ruled by China.
   2. Kublai Khan was the Mongol Emperor of China when Marco Polo visited in the 13th century.
   3. In the mid-14th century, the Chinese rose up against their Mongol rulers and drove them out of China.
a. Economic Prospects For Mongolia
   1. A large part of the population of Mongolia still engages in herding and managing livestock.
   2. For centuries, the economy was based on the nomadic herding of sheep, goats, camels, horses, and cattle.
   3. Animals and animal products are used for domestic consumption as well as for export.
   4. Under the communist government, the state owned and operated most of the factories in the country.
   5. Mongolia has large deposits of fuels such as coal, petroleum, copper, gold and iron.
 b. Taiwans Economic Success
   1. Taiwan has one of the world's most successful economies.
   2. An economic tiger is a nation that has rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports.
   3. Pacific Rim is the countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
IV) Daily Life in Mongolia and Taiwan
a. Herding In Mongolia
   1. The climate is very extreme, long, cold winters lasting six months alternate with short, hot summers of only two months.
b. Western Influences In Taiwan
   1. Baseball has become popular in Taiwan and in other parts of of Asia, one in particular, Japan.
   2. Little League became popular after World War II.
 

Summary: The History of Mongolia and Taiwan have been closely connected to China.
China is a cultural trend setter if you will, that has influenced its neighbor countries. It has invented many important things that has shaped Mongolia and Taiwan and the rest of the region. The economies of Mongolia and Taiwan have been raising livestock, which is the core of the Mongolian economy and a part of the nomadic life. Taiwan is one of the economic tigers of the region because of its great trade economy. The daily life has a great mix of traditional influences and modern influences making it very diverse.