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__**_The Mongols**__



P - political R - Religion I - Intellectual T - trade/technology E - economic system**
 * S - social

Women played a very important role in the Mongol society. The women would take care of the animals if they had to they would also play a huge role in the military. Some women even were in battle. The women were trained for the military. Women had more rights and privileges than most women in Eastern China. In the Mongol society women had the rights to own property and to divorce. The men in the society would fight.
 * Social**

Genghis Khan and his followers created the largest land empire in history. He had set up a fuedal system that had each area ruled by the generals. He had also set up the laws that regulated the Mongols, so that after his death it would continue. This system gave the Mongols the strength to conquer most of Asia.
 * Political**

The Mongols were tolerant of most religions and they sponsored many different religions at the same time so there was not one solid religion. The majority of the mongols now happen to be Buddhist but back when the Mongol empire was strong there were many religions.
 * Religion**

As a non technological society that had no written language at the time the Mongols didn't really "invent" anything but they did create an empire that allowed technology to flourish, religion to exist, and education to become steady. The Mongols brought East and West together and laid the foundation for much of Western civilization as we now know it today.
 * Intellectual**

With the unification of the empire, traders and merchants could travel from one end of the empire to the other freely. The Mongols encouraged foreign traders more than their own people to trade.
 * Trade and Technology**

The Mongols would concentrate on raising horses, cattle, camels, sheep, and goats. However sheep have the highest value. Mongolian artisans were more the less respected. The Mongols would stimulate there society by trade and raiding.
 * Economic System**


 * Time line**

1206: Genghis Khan is given title of "Universal Ruler" 1207-1211: Khan begins the campain against the Qin and Tangut empires 1215: Genghis Khan conquers Beijing 1227: Genghis Khan Dies and his son, Ogadai is named Khan. The three other sons control the rest of the empire. 1233: Most of China is under the Mongol rule. 1236: The invasion of europe begins with over 60,000 troops in the invasion force. 1241: Ogadai dies, the Mongols in Europe head home to make a new ruler. 1246: Guyuk becomes Khan. The Pope asks Guyuk not to invade europe 1248: Guyuk dies. 1251: Mongke is named Khan. 1253: Mongke sends 150,000 troops towards the middle east. 1258: Baghdad is sacked 1259: Mongke dies 1260: Kublai and Arigh Boke both claim the title of Khan. Later, Boke submits to Kublai's rule, but the rest of the empire is re-ununified. 1267: Kublai creates the Yuan empire. 1274: The attempt to invade Japan fails the first time. 1279: The Song empire is under the Mongol rule. 1281: The second attempt to invade Japan ends with a heavy defeat. 1292: The attack on Indonesia ends in defeat. 1294: Kublai Khan dies and leaves a united China with his death. The empire begins to fall apart due to poor leader ship. Many regions are starting to break off of the empire. 1335: The Middle Eastern Mongols are overthrown 1368: The Mongol empire is overthrown. The Ming Dynasty is created. Leaders retreat to Mongolia. 1368-1501: The remnants of the empire are destroyed by invaders.

Timeline of the Mongol Empire." The Historical Mongol Empire. 1998. 3 Feb 2009 .

**Biographies of Important Leaders**

Extent of the Empire (1300's)

Born Temujin, Genghis Khan was supposedly born with a blood clot clenched in his fist. This ment that he was destined to become a great ruler. He built the empire by overcoming the limited traditions of the Mongol clan systems. He began to start a fuedal system by giving land to his generals and the people also in exchange for loyalty. With his military might and the governmental systems, he gave the Mongols the ability to take over the world. After uniting the clans, Genghis sought out to take ober the Jin Dynasty. By 1222, the Mongols had captured Turkistan and Afhanistan. His forces used calvaries to defeat the enemies. In 1227, Genghis Khan died leaving his son Ogodei in charge.
 * Genghis Khan**

work cited: Holt, World History: Contiuity and Change. Orlando, Fl: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1997

The civilization lost its hope in the capitol of Beijing, and the leaders that lived there. The Yellow river flooded out many irrigation canals and brought a famine to the area. Many sects of the empire began to declare independency, and the Mongol leaders there were over thrown. In 1368, a peasant, Chu Yuan-chang led a rebellion against the Mongol empire. He took Beijing, and threw the emperor out of the capitol. Chu then drove the rest of the leaders out of Shantu back to mongolia. Chu then proclamed himself as emperor and started the Ming dynasty.
 * Why did it fall?**

Citation:Hooker, Roger. "The Mongolian Empire." Ancient China. 1996. 3 Feb 2009 .


 * Legacy...**

The Mongols made a lasting impression on the rest of the world. Genghis Khan was the most successful leader in the world. They were the first Empire to take over almos all of Europe. They were very tolerant of the other religions. They created the largest land empire in all history.

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