NOMADIC EMPIRES

Nomadic groups move from place to place, relying not on natural resources but on trade in order to make a living.

SELJUKS

• They helped prevent Fatimids from making Shite Islam dominant
• They blocked inland expansion by the crusader states
• Their defeat of the Byzantines opened the way for Turkish control

Genghis Khan came to power by uniting many Nomadic Tribes of Northeast Asia.

ORGANIZATION OF MONGOLS

• The Mongols were based off military discipline
• Army delegates were chosen by blood association of the Khan family
• Or by military-related meritocracy

Kublai Khan - his reign witnessed the Mongols’ most remarkable military success, the subjugation of the Southern Sung dynasty of China, and simultaneously their greatest military fiascos, the failed naval expeditions against Japan and Java.

VIDEO LINK

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_J3HDSZAa8