Culture
This national dress, worn by both Mongolian men and women, is a form-fitting robe.
What is a del?
This was the most numerous, valuable, and essential animal in Mongolian pastoral life.
What are sheep?
This is the economic activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods between people or countries.
What is trade?
Fresh grass and this resource determined where Mongols migrated.
What is water?
This type of lifestyle involved moving from place to place rather than living permanently in one location.
What is a nomadic lifestyle?
Wearing exquisite jewelry was often a sign of this.
What is family wealth?
Mongols consumed this animal’s meat, cheese, and milk, but only the poor typically wore its skin.
What are goats?
Because their nomadic lifestyle did not support agriculture, Mongols relied heavily on trade with with these civilizations.
What is settled civilizations?
Mongols moved up to this many times per year depending on weather and season.
What is four times?
This traditional Mongolian dwelling is known as a yurt in the West.
What is a gur/ger?
These animal skins were commonly worn by Mongolians, but only the poor typically wore them.
What are goat skins?
These animals were used for transportation but were not well suited to lasting in the desert.
What are yaks/oxen?
With settled civilizations, Mongols exchanged livestock and animal products for agricultural products such as these.
What are wheat and tea?
This type of migration involved living in different habitats during different seasons for greater prosperity.
What are seasonal migration cycles?
These portable homes could be packed up in 1–3 hours, while moving completely to a new location could take about this long.
What is two weeks?
Living in certain habitats during certain seasons for greater prosperity.
What is seasonal migration cycles?
These animals were especially important during tactical military conflicts.
What are horses?
Mongols traded with fellow nomadic civilizations for these products they could not produce themselves, including dairy products and livestock hides.
What are goods and animal products?
During winter, Mongols often moved to these areas for protection and resources.
What are mountain valleys and lowlands?
Tengriism was a belief system centered around nature and this deity.
What is the supreme sky deity?
Beliefs surrounding nature and following the supreme sky deity.
What is Tengriism?
These animals were commonly used to transport heavy loads by Mongols and traders.
What are camels?
Tribe leaders participated in trade for this political purpose.
What is gaining political alliances?
During hotter months, Mongols often lived on grassplains, including this specific river plain.
What is the Khanui River plain?
Mongolian nomads relied on this because their lifestyle made farming difficult.
What is trade?