The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge

Trace the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire which, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous land empire in history.

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It was the largest contiguous land empire in history— stretching from Korea to Ukraine, and from Siberia to southern China. And was forged on the open plains. In the 12th century, the East Asian steppe was home to scattered groups of nomads who, by 1206, would be united under the innovative leadership of a man named Temujin. Anne F. Broadbridge details the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire.

Lesson by Anne F. Broadbridge, directed by Globizco Studios.

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[rzasian]

Not many people can conquer Russia in the winter. But Genghis Khan.

[officialburrito]

"We didn't know we were making history, we were just having fun"
- Genghis Khan

[uphvezq]

Imagine if a new president came to Mongolia

and said: Let's make Mongolia great again

[hopefulhyena]

"Born into an aristocratic family" sure is one way of saying "His mother was kidnapped by the leader of a rival tribe and her original husband was killed"

[savsingh]

Caesar: "I came, I saw, I conquered."
Khan: "I conquered, I saw, I came."

[francis]

Love knows no border


*NEITHER DOES GENGHIS KHAN*

[Sumirevins]

God: *"So how many Descendants you want?"*

Genghis Khan: *Yes*

[NuggetInc]

Russia: NOOO YOU CAN'T JUST INVADE RUSSIA DURING THE WINTER!
Genghis Khan: *haha horse go brrr*

[tagalaseimonlorenzom.hum]

Whenever I think of Mongolia, I think of Genghis Khan. Whenever I think of Genghis Khan, I think of kids... *a hella lot of kids.*

[Baelor-Breakspear]

I think Temujins most genius move was creating a rudimentary welfare state for soldiers who fell in combats families. If you fell in battle you knew your family would be taken care of. That was revolutionary for the time and place.

[shreyasarkar]

The animation kind of feels like listening to a 1001 Arabian nights story. It's awesome

[swordquanta]

Alexander the Great: I'm the greatest conqueror in history.

Genghis Khan: Hold my horse's milk.

[cinderball]

"We're the exception!!"

[yaliyu]

Kudos to the awesome feat of summarizing the major milestones in under 5 minutes! For people interested in knowing more, an amazing book is "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford.

[nickxplore]

This is the best art I've seen in any TED-ED, and they're all awesome but this was incredible!

[CalixtoGarciaIniguez]

“If my body is to die, then let it die, but do not let my country die.” - Genghis Kahn.

[thecornseller]

a kid with a hard childhood becomes the leader of the largest land empire in the world. should i be scared? yeah i should be.

[nvrvmvj]

*« They allowed religions to flourish just so long as they prayed for them »* is such an underatted detail to their administration of foreign countries and it’s so beautiful

[Nb_]

SO MANY important events were left out actually disappointed by this work

[mackyronni]

you can’t invade russia in the winter!

the mongols: hold my beer