I agree that this was very uncivilized and was uncalled for. They did not need to kill this many people.

Why was she adopting orphans during her son's conquests? If she already had children, what was the need for more?

Genghis Khan- He viewed the Mongols as his top priority. He had many armies, and clans to protect him but also the empire. He also kept conquered people who were useful to the empire.

Genghis Khan- Genghis mandated the creation and use of written Mongolian.

Genghis Khan- He united the Mongols and defeated/conquered many other neighboring empires to expand the Mongol empire.

The Mongols were very tolerable to many beliefs, allowing diversity within the empire.

Increased communication called the Pony express which allowed the spread of ideas.

Relocated people who were useful to the Mongols. (Artisians, Musicians)

When asking for surrender he would kill everyone if the leader didn’t surrender. Very extreme when eliminating an empire.

They are partially part of the spread of the black death. The threw dead bodies as a weapon.