The Mongol Empires

Chapter 4

The Rise of the Mongols ________________________: United the

Mongol tribes and ruled one of the largest empires.

His name means “___________________” His goal was to conquer the____________. His empire reached from western

_______________ to eastern _________________________.

The Mongolian Empire

The Government of Genghis Kahn The Mongols were___________________. Kahn divided the Mongols into groups. He chose trusted

____________________to lead each group.

If a leader violated his trust he would be put to_____________________________.

Written Law _______________________: law written

by Kahn that dealt with every day life. It included

___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

Khan’s Law Code Great Yasa

The Military Leadership of Genghis Kahn Mongols were born___________________. ______________ was a Mongol way of life. Used _____________________ in effective

way to destroy their enemies. Mongol __________was trained at the age

of 2 or 3. They had to learn to string his bow while riding and learn to shoot while all the horses hooves were off the ground.

Mongol’s Armor They wore stiff armor made from

animal____________________. ___________________________ so the

arrows could not penetrate as easily.

Two types of attack methods _________________________: firing

arrows over the walls and keeping food from going in until the townspeople finally gave up.

_________________________: Pretend to be beaten they would leave (hideout) until the townpeople came out they would leave their hideout and attack the unsuspecting town.

Other Interesting Facts Khan’s personal guards were made up of

nobles and generals. The nobles and generals were required to send a son for service to the Khan. In keeping the sons, Genghis had a ready hostage should a general or noble consider going against the Khan’s wishes.

The YasaHe even made reforms concerning wells. No animal could be watered from the source of the well. No one could wash in running water. This cut down on the contamination of water, which to desert people was a precious commodity.

The theft of animals is still a great offense in Mongolia. In recent history, the Mongols would not let a stray animal drink from a well, not for contamination reasons but so that the animal’s thirst would take it back to its owner and no one would be accused of stealing it.

Where did the Mongols live? The Mongols lived mainly on the

_____________________ of Central Asia. There receive very little_______________,

have hot________________________, cold_______________________, and sparse grasses and plants that grow on average less than a foot tall.

Mongolian Steppe

Mongolian Grasslands

Gobi Desert Gobi Desert

What type of soil does Mongolia have? It has one of the

poorest_____________________ in Asia. Mostly depend on their

_________________________________. Deposits of gold, copper, iron, coal, and

petroleum, but they are not fully_______________________________.

What is the main religion in Mongolia? __________________________, a form of

Buddhism. _____________________________ is the

main religion in Central Asia.

The life of the Mongols Mongols lived in camps called

an_________________________. Each ordu had a _______________________________.

They lived in round movable tents called_________________________________.

The yurts were covered with heavy____________________________.

The frames were made of light weight____________________________.

Mongolians today live in yurts.

Picture of a yurt Yurts of an ordu in the

grasslands.

Who did most of the work in the Ordu? The_______________________________ Responsibilities included: moving the yurt,

meal times, providing clothing for the family, tending to the flocks, drove the carts.

Two jobs they did not believe in doing? Washing ___________________ and

washing the_________________________.

Women who were caught doing these chores were often __________________________ by other women.

What women had it better? The Chinese, Muslim women, or Mongolian Women? The _______________________ n women. Unlike the many Muslim and Chinese

women, the Mongolian women could ride with their husbands and were allowed to express their opinions. The men had a lot of _____________________ in their women.