10.22.2003
� Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan, unified the Mongols into a single unified confederation.
� Nomadic Mongols were organized into families, clans and tribes.
� Genghis Khan broke up tribes and forced men of able age to join military units with not tribal affiliations � this policy was issued because of his previous experience with rebellions.
� The Mongols were skilled equestrians and skilled archers � they also wielded a sword and mace.
� The Mongols were nomadic peoples who depended on settled agricultural societies for food.
� The Mongols had short bows that were used on horseback.
� The Mongols allowed merchants to travel unmolested through their empires, the protection benefited ambassadors and merchants.
� They have shamans; people were attracted to religions and other cultures through trade
� Many converted to Buddhism, Manichaeism, or Nestorian Christianity.
� They developed a writing script.
� Many converted to Islam.
� There were tribes and clans
� Everyone was a Nomad, or descendents of Nomads
� They lived in Yurts; there were 2 main social classes, Nobles and Commoners.
� They moved their animals to places abundant with grass
� Mongol children learned how to ride on horseback and shoot arrows at the same time; there was also a Lamaist school that developed in Tibet.
� Genghis Khan established Mongol rule in central Asia, northern China and Persia.
� The Mongols were nomadic peoples who never stayed in one area very long until they started to conquer cities and empires.
� The Mongols lived on the high steppe lands of eastern central Asia.
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� Nomadic Mongols were organized into families, clans and tribes.
� Genghis Khan broke up tribes and forced men of able age to join military units with not tribal affiliations � this policy was issued because of his previous experience with rebellions.
� The Mongols were skilled equestrians and skilled archers � they also wielded a sword and mace.
� The Mongols were nomadic peoples who depended on settled agricultural societies for food.
� The Mongols had short bows that were used on horseback.
� The Mongols allowed merchants to travel unmolested through their empires, the protection benefited ambassadors and merchants.
� They have shamans; people were attracted to religions and other cultures through trade
� Many converted to Buddhism, Manichaeism, or Nestorian Christianity.
� They developed a writing script.
� Many converted to Islam.
� There were tribes and clans
� Everyone was a Nomad, or descendents of Nomads
� They lived in Yurts; there were 2 main social classes, Nobles and Commoners.
� They moved their animals to places abundant with grass
� Mongol children learned how to ride on horseback and shoot arrows at the same time; there was also a Lamaist school that developed in Tibet.
� Genghis Khan established Mongol rule in central Asia, northern China and Persia.
� The Mongols were nomadic peoples who never stayed in one area very long until they started to conquer cities and empires.
� The Mongols lived on the high steppe lands of eastern central Asia.
yo justin!
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