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This document discusses the Mongols, their history, leadership, and conquests. It details their rise to power, their impact on the world, and the key to their success.
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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 .