The Mongols

The Mongols

It has been said that the Mongols were the most cruel and barbaric of the peoples that have roamed this
earth. My research paper is on the greatest of the Mongols, Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan was, even in the
lightest sense, a military genius. Genghis Khan almost conquered the world. He instilled in humankind a
fear that lasted for ages. But what drove him to do it? Was it by chance? This paper will explain how the
general's childhood molded the man into the best war general of the known world.
The Mongols originally consisted of loosely organized nomadic tribes. (Nomadic refers to a tribe
whose members wander and travel around, never staying in one place very long). They were considered
barbarians, by European standards. They had no written language, and they were uneducated, except in
warfare. Their land was in the most sense barren, for it was the Gobi Desert.
In the Gobi, weather could change at a moments notice, from scorching heat to blustering cold.
To protect themselves from the unforgiving cold, the Mongols smeared themselves with oil and grease.
This offered sufficient protection, but they had to still worry about the wind, for the desert was barren, and
with no trees to divert the wind, the gusts were sometimes enough to make riding on horseback difficult.
Their culture was very unique. In the spring, meat, fur, and milk were abundant. In the winter,
however, it was not. The Mongols evidently did not care much for their ch...

The Mongols

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