1. GeographyThe Steppe culture helped the mongols conquer. Because of the vast & shrubby grassland, the Mongols relied on the horses and other animals to use as transportation. Since the ground was so flat, it made it easy for the horses to run. The Mongols, who were lead by Genghis Khan, conquered most of Asia & eastern Europe. They are said to have had the best calvary. Since they grew up around horses & were trained to ride at a young age, it was an advantage in battle.
2. Leadership
The important individual Mongols were Temujin (Genghis Khan), Jemugha, and Temujin's best general, Subutai. Jemugha & Temujin used to be best of friends, basically brothers, but then Jemugha knew that they would have to part one day. So, he went & ambushed Genghis' group, took his best generals, & boiled them alive. Genghis Khan maintained order and loyalty was by killing the people who weren't loyal to him and promoting the soldiers that were the most loyal & best at work. What inspired Temujin to conquer tribes across Asia was at first, to get revenge for his dad and his wife, but then he thought that the God of the Sky, Tengri, told him that it was his destiny to conquer the world. People followed the Genghis because the he was meant to lead and people feared him and his army.
3. Technology
The Mongols had used horses to get around. Each soldier had around 3 or 4 horses. They used full body armor for both their soldiers & horses, they mainly attacked with bows & arrows & swords, & had 16 different strategies to attack. The Mongols' technology were mainly adapted from different cultures, but the main culture that influenced them were their own nomads. When training, Genghis Khan made his army practice horsemanship, archery, explained to them the different battle strategies. When they conquered China, it accessed them to great weapons that could break barriers & walls such as gunpowder, catapults, & Chinese engineers & laborers that could literally build a bridge overnight.
