NOMADIC EMPIRES AND EURASIAN INTEGRATION

NOMADIC SOCIETY

• Effected trade by creating extensive networks throughout the region
• Made trade a common activity
• Easier and faster
• Traded between diverse cultures and societies
• Arid lands

TURKISH MILITARY EXPASION

• Many tribes
• Turkish people began to migrate to settled cities
• Many Turks left after empire turned Islam
• Fierce military got involved and conquered

GENGHIS KHAN

• He trained his powerful army to conquer many regions
• Tolerated most religions and treated women fairly
• Introduced the fastest/safest routes for trade and communication
• Expanded his empire when land was rapidily conquered

POLITICS (MONGOLS)

• They had kings or 'khans'
• Khans rarely ruled directly, but mainly through leaders
• Military was a strong force in the empire

KUBLAI KHAN

• The military under his rule was extremely well trained
• Horses played a major role in thr military
• Shot arrows from horseback

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