The Largest Land Empire in History

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Aims

In one lifetime, riders from the steppe built an empire stretching from Korea to Hungary, then ran it with post horses, paper money and religious tolerance. Cause, effect and speculation for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 187-word news story: From the grassland to Hungary in a single lifetime

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Running an empire

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Speed and connection

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The legacy

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

steppeconquestadministertoleratefragmentlegacyhold together

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