Analyze at the characteristics of the Mongolian culture. What would YOU do? How would you

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Focus

• Analyze at the characteristics of the Mongolian
  culture. What would YOU do? How would you
• Survive?
• Find food?
• Care for your family?
• Defend yourself?

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The Mongolian Empire
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Sowho were the Mongols?

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vN_J3HDSZAa8

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Main Idea

• The Mongols a nomadic people from the steppe,
  conquered settled societies across much of Asia
• -They built the largest unified land empire in
  the history of the world

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Geography Climate

• Mongolia had a large land empire
• China lays to the southeast, Russia to the west
• Located on the Asian Steppe (dry, grass covered
  plain)
• Non-arable land, very dry, extreme temperature
  change

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Mongol Way of Life

• Nomadic constantly on the move.
• Pastoralists herd domesticated animals
• Traveled in clans
• Live on horseback depend on animals for food,
  clothing and housing
• Constant battles to defend land

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• Usually peaceful trade between nomads and settled
  people
• Sometimes tempted by land and wealth of settled
  people raids were common
• Strong empires could defend themselves (China
  built the Great Wall)
• Weaker states in danger of becoming conquered

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Why is it important to defend your territory?

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vtlWZZSD4irM

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Technology

• Horses and the stirrup
• Mongols were excellent horsemen stirrups major
  advantage in battle
• Bow and arrows

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Rise of Mongols

• Genghis Khan united Mongols for the purpose of
  conquest
• Conquered China, Islamic regions, Russia
• Very violent, ruthless warriors

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Genghis Khan the Conqueror

• He is a brilliant organizer
• Gifted strategist
• Adopted new weapons and technology
• Used cruelty as a weapon

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Mongol Peace (mid 1200s-mid 1300s)

• Mongols create law and order in Eurasia
• Under Mongol rule, trade and travel on Silk road
  become safer (cultural diffusion)
• Pax Mongolia (peace in Mongolia)
• Increase trade between Europe and Asia
• Ideas, invention (gunpowder) and black plague
  travel along trade route

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Mongols in Russia

• Occupied and isolated Russia for 200 years
• Demanded obedience and tribute
• Helped reunite Russia and gave rise to the city
  of Moscow

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Decline of Mongol Empire

• Massive size made it difficult to rule
• Lose power to local leaders
• By 1300 divided into smaller states

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Processing

• How does your culture compared to the Mongol
  culture?
• List some similarities and differences.
• Would YOU have survived?