A look at the Mongols, their spread and their weaponry. Thanks to Nathan Roher from whom I borrowed parts.

1. Mongol Conquests and Empire 1200s - 1300s Mongol Conquests and Empire 1200s - 1300s

6. I’ll kill you.

14. Compare it to Medieval European horses like the Ardennes, big and bulky for carrying heavy armored knights.

15. They were also used for lots of things. Mmmm… horse milk.

23. How to shoot a Mongolian bow.

24. How not to let someone teach you how to use a Mongolian bow.

25. They created the largest land-based empire in human history.

31. Before Genghis Khan

32. After Genghis Khan

35. Red = Mongol Empire By 1294 the empire had split into: Yellow = Golden Horde Dark Green = Chagatai Khanate Light Green = Ilkhanate Purple = Yuan Dynasty (Great Khanate)

41. Did Marco Polo’s journey lead to European explorations and their results?

43. Speaking of the plague….