3 Primary sources: The Mongol Expansion

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic The Mongol Expansion and activities based on the source including who wrote the source, what we know about the writer, how their presence at the historical incidents impacts their writing, whether the information is reliable and the purpose of the writing. The 3 sources are:
+ Nobleman Dmitri survives the Mongol attack on Kiev, 1240 CE
+ Prince Yuri describes the Mongol conquest of Vladimir, 1238 CE
+ Wassaf describes the Mongol capture of Baghdad, 1258 CE
Each source and analysis questions are on a single page.
This task is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 4
Depth Study 6a: The Mongol Expansion
The outcome being developed is: NSW HT5-5 identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process.
The sources are colourful and descriptive and I recommend reading it aloud to the class and creating a visual picture of what the eyewitnesses see, hear and sense.