The Great Empire: The Mongols Of China

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The Mongols had developed a strong empire by conquering places and cities in Asia. They did this by developing new weapons, taking a new approach on horseback riders, and siege weapons. The mongols were cunning, smart, and organized, they proved this by making one of the largest empire known to man in their time. The Mongols of China developed a new bow that was better than the English longbow that was already existing. The Mongol’s bow had a range of 350 yards, but the English bow had a range that was only 250 yards. The bow was made of sinew and horn, the Mongols knew had to shoot it while riding. Before the went into battle, the Mongols prepared their saddles. They did this by making them with wood and leather, then rubbed that with sheep’s
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