remained. Temujin later became known as Chinggis Khan, which means universal ruler, which later became Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan made a very important quote that will echo throughout time. On Bibliography.com Genghis Khan said “I am the flail of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan was able to overpower most of Asia because of his great strategies.

Genghis Khan was an amazing general who knew what he had to do to build his empire. His first move was to unite the nomadic Mongol tribes. History.com explains that, after each attack, he would kill the chief of the tribes and take the remaining people, because he showed that he was strong and worth following. He started to arrange his troops into squads of ten. He was able to win each attack on the opposing tribes because of his speed and his brilliant strategies. After he eliminated most of the tribes the others started to join him. They started to join him because they knew that if he attacked them they would not be able to stand a chance. After all the tribes were united under him he was named Chinggis Khan which later evolved into Genghis Khan. Now that all the tribes were united he was able to begin the takeover.

The weapons that the Mongols used were ahead of their time warriors and legends.com explained in great detail. They adapted weapons that his opponents used. They had two different types of weapons that were used on a daily basis. Each Mongol carried a bow, three types of arrows, and a curved sabre. The bow’s that they used were their primary weapons because they had distance and the horses. The bows were not made out of wood like all the other bows of the time. They were made of the horns of the animals they killed. Their bows lasted longer than their opponents bows because of the horn it was made of. The arrows were normally 100cm in length and had around three bird feathers at the end to increase accuracy. They had three types of arrows. One was the standard arrow which was used on enemies that had little to no armor on. The armor piercing arrow was used on enemies that were heavily armored. The special arrows were different from the others. Some were for attacking and some were not. The flame arrow was a special arrow for attacking and the signal arrow was for warnings. Their sabre was their close quarters’ weapon. It was a curved sword that was much easier to wield than the standard longsword. Its curved design gave the sword more power for each slash. They were made of a thin sheet of metal. Since it is extremely light the Mongols can use them on land and on horseback. On warrior and legends.com it says that, the Lamellar armor that the Mongols used was