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The Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire. Success of the Mongols. Mongol war strategy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2YPAMvqTqQ&feature=related. Genghis Khan was born with the name Temujin in 1167 AD He was the first Mongol to unite all the tribes under one central leader

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The Mongol Empire

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  1. The Mongol Empire

  2. Success of the Mongols

  3. Mongol war strategy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2YPAMvqTqQ&feature=related

  4. Genghis Khan was born with the name Temujin in 1167 AD • He was the first Mongol to unite all the tribes under one central leader • Genghis introduced the "Great Yasa," a collection of laws. • Among these laws were such principles as freedom of religion, keeping water unpolluted, and not getting drunk more than three times a month. • Genghis Khan also felt that education was important and scholars were to be treated with dignity and respect. • http://whitebard.tripod.com/yasa.htm

  5. The secret of the Mongols power was their well-organized army • They all had a bow and a horse and knew how to use them • They could ride for days without tiring • Their bows had more range than the European crossbows of their time.

  6. an elite group of suicide warriors, would charge the enemy and fire some arrows into their midst • Then they would turn around and stage a mock retreat. When the enemy followed them, they would be quickly encircled by Mongol light horse archers, who would fire arrows into their midst to weaken them. • When the commanders judged that the enemy was sufficiently weakened, they would send a wave of heavily armed horsemen to break up the enemy and force them into retreat

  7. Their army was organized according to a decimal system, from groups of ten, to groups of one hundred, one thousand, and ten thousand. These groups elected their leaders from their own ranks, which ensured deserving leaders • Any man could rise through the ranks. • The exceptions for this election system were the groups of ten thousand their leaders were handpicked by the Khan himself, and if they failed to do their job, they were replaced • Their tactics were definitely more advanced than those of their opponents.

  8. Invasion of Europe • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiLTX_2-560&feature=related

  9. the Golden Horde is one of the better known of the Mongol empires, particularly because of its effect on modern Russian history Russia at this time was not a unified state, it was the Mongols who united them. Batu & the Golden Horde

  10. the Russians gained many advantages in trade and protection

  11. The Mongols began their push into Central Asia and Persia in the early 13th c. Hulegu’s goal was to sack Baghdad and destroy the Abbasid caliphate (Kingdom) Hulagu & Il Khan

  12. Why did the Mongols win? The Caliph (King was Sunni Muslim. The Shia minority helped the Mongols overthrow the king The Mongols also had the support of non-Muslims. the Mongols spared Christian churches and communities from their destruction. The Mongols also had Gunpowder, which the Muslims didn’t have. the fall of Baghdad and the destruction of the caliphate occurred in 1258

  13. The Yuan Dynasty lasted from 1279-1368 A.D  Kublai Khan established his capital at Beijing and built a magnificent palace complex for himself, the Forbidden City The most famous traveler of the period was Marco Polo For the 1st time Europeans knew of China Kublai Khan

  14. TheForbidden City

  15. The Forbidden City • http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/BeijingInfo/BJInfoTips/Beijingmaps/W020080430550811719164.jpg

  16. How did the Mongols impact China? The Mongols undertook extensive public works. Road and water communications were reorganized and improved To provide against possible famines, granaries were ordered built throughout the empire These commercial improvements encouraged overland as well as maritime commerce throughout Asia and began the first direct Chinese contacts with Europe The Black Death, also known as Bubonic plague, appears to have started in Central Asia in the early 1300's.

  17. it spread to Europe and other parts of the world as a result of Mongol caravan routes from China to the Black Sea The Chinese used the Mandate of Heaven to over throw the Mongols because of the Black Death How did the Mongols impact the world? During the Song-Yuan period, the "four great inventions" in science and technology of the Chinese people in ancient times — papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder — were further developed, and spread throughout the Mongol Empire

  18. Tamerlane In his life time, he has conquered more than anyone else except for Alexander. He tried to revive the Mongol Empire, but he failed Timur conquered India, the first time for the Mongols. He began the Mughal Dynasty

  19. Collapse of Pax Mongolia • After Kublai died in 1294, his heirs failed to maintain the Pax Mongolia, and the Silk Road closed • Mongols in different regions tend to lose their identity,because they adopted the customs which they found in each conquered territory • The death of the Khan (Ogodei) resulted in the complete loss of communication in the Mongol Empire and each Khanate acted completely independent from each other • The Mongol Empire got too large to govern, they were better conquerors than administrators • Mongol khanates all but crumbled under the assaults of the Black Death

  20. Mongol Empire • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZmx7eb6ldA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ThtTWZ9k8&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oRDGRyC9AY&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BxbF_PfpLw&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtihpnWnHHg&NR=1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUy-ZmtHv-E&NR=1

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