Mongol+Socio-Political+Structure

= __Mongol Socio-Political Structure__ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
 * Mongols were a nomadic people [[|History Channel]]
 * usually the mongols lived in clans (kind of an extend family) which were connected to a tribe [[|Ebsco]]
 * polygamy was quite common among the Mongols [[|Ebsco]]
 * women had lower social status than men but their advice was still valued [[|Ebsco]]
 * there were some female soldiers in the Mongol army [[|Ebsco]]
 * the mongols were first united as an empire by Temujin [[|Gale Group]]
 * in 1206 he was declared leader of the Mongols by a council of tribal leaders [[|Gale Group]]
 * Mongols practised a form of democracy (the Khan would be nominated by tribe chiefs) [[|Ebsco]]
 * he was than given the name Genghis Khan [[|Gale Group]]
 * the series of leaders that would rule the Mongol Empire would share the name Khan [[|Wikipedia]]
 * the Mongols expanded their empire by conquering the people they came across
 * the conquered land would be administrated over by the people living there [[|Ebsco]]
 * to be conquered by the Mongols meant the territory had to pay tribute to the Mongols or have the Mongols return and enforce it [[|Ebsco]]
 * the people that were conquered by the Mongols were controlled by fear [[|Ebsco]]
 * they would sometimes kill an entire city's population to inspire fear
 * Genghis Khan did not properly create a leadership structure [[|Ebsco]]
 * this was one the factors that led to the fall of the empire

__RELIGION__
[[|Ebsco]]
 * the native Mongol religion is shamanism
 * the Mongol religion was aslo known as sky worship
 * they had 99 heavenly bodies
 * fire was also sacred

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