1. Mongols

2. Mongols
Mongols were nomadic people, who participated in trade with settled people
Mongols were a tribal society, they practiced steppe diplomacy, which involved knowledge of tribal and clan structure, often using assassination to accomplish its goals
Women had the right to speak in tribal councils

3. Chinggis Khan
The leader credited with organizing the Mongols into an effective force was Chinggis Khan, he was elected the leader in 1206.
Chinggis Khan was able to unite individual Mongol clans
By the time Chinggis Khan died in 1227, the Mongols controlled an empire that extended from northern China to eastern Persia

4. Mongol Technology
Mongols were masters of horsemanship and the short bow
Contact with China exposed them to other war technology:
Catapult, gunpowder, cannons, flaming arrows, and battering rams

6. Mongol Expansion
By the time the Mongol empire fell, they occupied land in China, Russia, and Eastern Europe
The Mongol Empire lasted from