MONGOL EMPIRETrena Shipe

AndTaylor Cramer

Geography

The Mongol were formerly a tribe roaming the upper reaches of the Argun River.

The subject, or the Mongol Empire, deals with the characteristics, distribution, and migrations of human populations.

Geograph=http://en.wikipedia.org

Religion

Shamanism-central belief is the Blue, Mighty, Eternal Heaven(koke tngri, erketu tngri, mongke tngri)fire is considered sacred to the Mongolians.

www.e-mongol.com/mongolia_religion.htm

Achievements

The Mongol Empire made their own weapons to fight with like a composite bow, made of wood, sinew, and horn with three quivers of arrows, a lance with hook and snare, a saber, and a dagger

http://ejw.i8.com/geog/98/mongol.htm

Politics

Temujin took the title Chingis Khan at the assembly(Great Khuriltai) on the banks of the Onon Rivers. Chingis Khan was commonly referred to as Genghis Khan.

Chingis Khan installed a military superstructure to integrate the people of empire.

Chingis Khan created the most advanced government of any nation in that time.

His army is the most Disciplined, powerful, and feared to ride from the steppes.

Mongol Empire was divided into four ulus give to each of his four sons.

Politics cont…

The four ulus’s(inheritance) were politically the same empire.

Victorious in Russia Pulling off the only winter invasion

success in Russia’s history http://www.allempires.com/articles/index.

php?q=the_mongol_empipre

Economics

War They gained stuff from the empires the

mongolians conquered They went to war to expand the territory They had a wide territory going into china and

russia Didnt grow anything Didnt trade anything Didnt sale To busy fighting and expanding the empire Gained stuff in war by conquering and stealing Info from Mike

Social Structures

Strongly hierarchical, reflecting the predominance of military features: the whole warrior class rose an aristocracy which was the minority leader and was in charge of chosing the head of the tribe.

http://ejw.i8.com/geog/98/mongol.htm

Facts

Every man in Mongolia was a soldier so they learned to ride and use bow and arrows skillfully

Their diet was mainly meat and milk Covered land from the Caspian sea to the sea

of Japan Mongolia-who were organized loosely into clans Genghis Khan-strong ruler-at a massive

meeting somewhere in the Gobi Book http://www.allempires.com/articles/index.php?q

=the_mongol_empipre