Mongols

Time Period____ _ · Chinggis Khan a mongol leader who led most of the conquests and who expanded the influence of the Mongol empire came into power as a teenager when his father was poisoned but became feared and attracted a group of followers when after escaping from the people who had held him prisoner he joined with one powerful leader who had been his father’s follower and took revenge on those who had humiliated him. · They traded with sedentary farming people for grain and vegetables that was vital for their survival. · They also traded hides and dairy products for jewelry, weapons, and cloth made in urban centers. · ||  · The men who had elected Chinggis as the supreme ruler were natural warriors who had trained from youth not only to ride but also to hunt and fight, they were physically tough, mobile, and accustomed to killing and death. · ||  · Chinggins consulted with Confucian scholars about how to rule China, with the Muslim engineers about how to build siege weapons an improve trade with the lands farther west and with the Daoist holy men, who he hoped could give him an elixir that would make him immortal. · During their conquest years the mortal of the Mongol empire was to see those who would surrender or resist, the ones that resisted were slaughtered and their empire was ruined to pieces whereas those who surrendered were spared all those in exchange that they paid a hefty tax for being delivered.c || · They took on the Asia first and soon after they had conquered enough decided to conquer Western Europe although this proved difficult and Europe was spared the full wrath of the Mongols. · Their attention then turned to the Islamic world and since there was an alliance between Muslims and Christians and because of the rivalry between the families, the conquest stopped. || · They tolerated various religions and so they didn’t have a specific preference on what would be a national or state religion. || · Once he had conquered an area he took a keen interest in the people’s arts and literature although he was illiterate. · ||  · They wielded weapons, including lances, hatchets and iron maces. · Other weapons including a variety of flaming and exploding arrows, gunpowder projectiles, and later bronze cannons were also devised. · They also used the powerful short bow which a warrior would fire with a quiver of arrows with stunning accuracy without breaking the stride of his horse and could enemies as far as 350 yards away compared to the English bow which could only hit up to 250 yards. · Chinggis developed the cavalry and the light to the heavy. The light cavalry was made up of men who used bow and arrows and wore leather helmets and body covering armor, the heavy cavalry wore metal armor and carried lances, and the lightly armed cavalry were known as scouting parties who rode ahead with flags and used special signals of fire to communicate with the army about the enemy’s movements. · Separate messenger forces were also formed and the people in this force were tightly bandaged to allow them to remain on the saddle for days, switching from horse to horse carrying urgent messages between the khagan and his commanders. ||
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ESPIRIT C <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">hart ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You must include main ideas and details in each category <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Civilization/Nation/Group __The Mongols__
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> E ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Mongol empire was at first under the rule of Kabul Khan who was the supreme ruler when he died the empire split up into different clans and tribes.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> S ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They dressed in sheepskins, made boots from tanned sheep hides, and lived in round felt tents made of wool sheared from their animals.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> P ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Since there was no central bureaucracy that was formed, the empire or the supreme ruler relied on vassals such as those who surrendered to him.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> I ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Mongol empire felt that it was its destiny to take over the world and rule it but it faced a lot of obstacles trying to achieve this goal.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> R ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">They adopted religions from the conquered countries.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> I ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Mongol empire valued artisans and scholars among anything else and Chinggis tried to establish a school where people would go to get an education.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 65pt;"> T ||  · <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Mongol empire was very advanced in military tactics.