Chapter 12: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage

This chapter mainly focuses on the Mongols whole played a big role in Eurasia during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.  The Mongols were also known as Pastoral Nomads, who were people that lived by animals and their migration depended on where the heard of animals moved during the seasons.  The Mongol societies had a less productive economy than other societies.  They had a ranking of nobility which was determined by wealth and who owned the biggest flock of herd.  The Mongols made their own empire, which was known as the Mongol Empire.  What was different about this empire was that when they conquered another society, they didn't influence them with their religion and culture.  Instead the Mongols had them work and they made sure who were the ones that defeated and conquered them.  1209 was the beginning of the Mongol conquest.  They conquered many regions like: China, Baghdad, Russia, etc.  Most people would look at Nomads as uncivilized  people since they did not have written languages.