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The Mongols 1. Northern China, 1215 AD. The   mongols          are coming. 50,000 warriors. The world's greatest cavalry   army    . Their leader: Genghis Khan. One of the bloodiest warriors             in human history. His target: Chung Tu. Today's Beijing, China's   capital    ...

The Mongols 1. Northern China, 1215 AD. The   mongols          are coming. 50,000 warriors. The world's greatest cavalry   army    . Their leader: Genghis Khan. One of the bloodiest warriors             in human history. His target: Chung Tu. Today's Beijing, China's   capital      city. 2. Now a battle for the future of mankind between the         city             dweller and the   nomad         . 3. Genghis Khan, son of a tribal   chief . His father was murdered. He was sent into   exile           . 4. He           escapes         his captors, fights his way to the top,   unites        the Mongols, and begins a campaign of         conquest     that will change the world. 5. What is the key to Genghis Khan's success?               the horse       6. Using the           horse          for warfare unlocks a new key for mankind. 7. Mongol warriors have           four          horses each. They can eat and     sleep           on horseback. No army will travel so far and so fast until World War II                 . 8. 8\. Climate         change            is one of the keys to the human story and drives the   mongols                  to change the world. 9. 9\. In Mongolia,             drought        turns pasture into desert. To survive, the Mongols sweep south, towards         China           , the great power in Asia. Home to the biggest     city             in the world. 10. What is Genghis Khan's ultimatum?     surrender or die                 11. What is the legend about the Mongols?     their cruelty/brutality         12. What do the Mongols use to take the city?   Chinese engineers and battle rams          13. In his lifetime, Genghis   Khan                 is said to be responsible for the deaths of up to 40 million                   people, as many as Adolf   Hitler            . 14. He conquers more land in     25                years than Rome did in   400                . 4.5 million square miles              . The largerst                    empire so far in human history. And the key to its success: communication                    15. Every 30 miles, a relay post                    with 400 horses. Government messengers, carrying an official   medallion                , can claim food and a fresh mount. The world's first passport                  .