Animals/Food
Clothing
Mongol Homes
Family
100
Make living from their livestock - needed fertile pastures.
Why are they nomadic?
100
A tunic with pants
What is the typical outfit?
100
A ger, and later a yurt.
What is the typical house called?
100
A man
Who usually leads the family?
200
Horses
What is their most prized animals?
200
Wool
What were their clothes mainly made out of?
200
They were nomadic
Why did their homes need to be easily moveable?
200
Very large. A man with many wives and each wife had many children.
What is the typical family size?
300
Milk and Cheese
What is their main food source?
300
Fur and Wool
What did they line their tunics with in the winter?
300
Animal fat
How did they make the felt (aka house) waterproof?
300
They were so large they had to share multiple yurts.
Where did they live?
400
A white alcoholic drink made from horses milk.
What is koumiss?
400
Leather boots lined with fur.
What did they wear on their feet during winter?
400
In the center is a fire, wooden floor, beds, etc
What is inside of the yert?
400
No. They learned fighting skills and horse skills.
Did the kids go to school? What did they do during the day?
500
Meat. Only slaughter their animals when necessary.
What did Mongols rarely eat and why?
500
Carts
What carried the tribes clothing?
500
16 feet (5 meters) across
What is the size of a typical steppe dwelling?
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