The Mongol Empire, which began as a collection of nomadic Central Asian tribes, soon grew to be the largest contiguous land empire in history. Included among the Mongols’ conquered territories was China, which was then ruled by the declining Song Dynasty.This two-part worksheet provides an overview of Mongol & Ming rule, from Kublai Khan's 1279 defeat of the Song Dynasty's armies, to the seven "Ming Voyages" of Zheng He. Part I contains ten matching questions that center on important names,