1. Genghis Khan - A Mongolian Hero - Presentation by Paige Lantz

2. Mongolia and Mongols  Seen by Americans as relatively insignificant  Thought of as barbarians  Mostly pictured on horseback wielding bows and arrows

3. Mongolia ◦ Between Russia and China ◦ 3 x size France ◦ Sparsely populated

4. Interesting Population Facts ~ Roughly 3 million people ~ Population density 1.36/ square kilometer ~ More animals than people (ratio 12:1) ~ 50% Rural: 50% Urban ~ 90% of population ethnic Mongolian ~ Other 10% made up of Kazakh, Russian, Chinese and other

5. Ulan Bator  Capital city  Largest city  ¼ of the total population of Mongolia lives there

6. Mongolians Rural Population - Nomadic herders - Animal husbandry - Felt tent homes called Yurts Urban Population - Huge metropolis - Like any other city - All kinds of workers

7. Mystery of the East

8. ~Genghis Khan~ 1162-1227 Household Name Around the World

9. So……. What’s so great about Genghis Khan? ~to the country~ ~and to the people~

10. The Stone Age Archaeological evidence of humans in the area 100,000-200,000 yrs ago Early humans found to be living in the area south of the Gobi desert

11. The Bronze Age 1 st millennium Iron Weapons 3 rd century B.C. Early humans move into Mongolia’s heartland Invention of weapons leads to raids into China

12.  Small nomadic tribes  Very aggressive to their enemies  Invaded early China  Very decentralized Early Mongols

13. -Constant battle over land between the two countries -Lasted thousands of years

14. Turkic Chinese

15. Unification of Mongol tribes 11 th and 12 th centuries Original Leader Kabul Khan

16. 1162 -Temujin is born  Grandson of Khan (or ruler) of leading clan  Later to be known as Genghis Khan  Father killed by Tatars when twelve  Rejected by clan as leader  Family sent into exile

17.  Family taken in by Keriet clan  Gained rank and leadership in adopted clan  By age of 20 had returned to birth clan and seized control

18. Tribal Alliances Leading to Rule  Had control over adopted clan  Regained control of birth tribe  Strength of leadership led to admiration of other clan leaders  Backing of other clans leads to leadership of entire Bonjigin tribe

19. Genghis’ contributions to the Mongols Military Empire

20. Military  Unification of Mongol tribes  Organization of previously random attacks  Continuously successful invasions  Gained and held control of lands

21. Expansion of an empire  By 1213 empire had extended as far south as the Great Wall of China  By 1215 empire had reached the area of what is now Beijing  By 1218 empire extended as far west as Lake Balkhash  Empire also reached Caspian Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the south

22. Strategies to create an empire  Harnessed the tribe’s tendency for war  Organized the tribes  Used tactics never before used in battle  Used strategy (not just force) to win

23. Total Accomplishments ~ United over 80 Mongolian tribes ~ Mongol Empire during his reign was most powerful nation on earth at that time ~ Era of his reign known as the “Golden Era” in Mongolian History ~ Created military strategies more successful than had ever been seen before

24. Genghis Khan A national hero? 1911-1991 Mongolian independent, but tied to soviet Union 1991-Today Mongolian nationalism a replacement for Soviet-style Communism

25. What do the people think?

26. The Urban Population Chinggis (Genghis) Hotel ~ Located in Ulaanbaatar ~ Sees Genghis as military genius, and overlook his atrocities ~ Want to study more in depth ~ Are proud that he is known by the rest of the world

27. The Rural Population ~ More concerned with raising their children and animals ~ Are proud of Khan’s world recognition

28. World View Washington Post ~ Named Khan best leader of the last millennium ~ And called him an elite person of the millennium World Academy of Chinggis Khan ~ Researching his life and achievements more thoroughly ~ Globally educate everyone as to khan’s philosophies

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