1. Mongols
Pastoral people who came out of the Gobi desert in early 13th century
Were highly destructive conquerors whose goal was to create such a terror that people would not fight back
Mongol leaders began to convert to Islam & intermarried with local peoples
Because Mongols had destroyed Baghdad, Cairo became center of Islamic civilization
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1258, Mongols seized Persia & Mesopotamia
Leader – Hulegu hated Islam, detroyed Baghdad & Abbasid caliphate ended
Mongols advanced as far as the Red Sea
They failed to conquer because resistance of Mamluks = Turkish slave soldiers who had power after overthrowing Saladin
14th century, Mongol empire split into separate kingdoms
Islamic empire ended

2. Mongols
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3. Genghis Khan United Mongol Cavalry
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Genghis
Khan United
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Cavalry

4. Kublai
Khan
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