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Genghis Khan for Kids: How the Mongol Empire Grew So Big
Season 1
Episode 15
Published 11 months ago
Description
The true story of Genghis Khan for kids: how a boy named Temüjin, born around 1162 on the grasslands of Mongolia, united the Mongol tribes and built the largest connected empire in history.
• How he survived a hard childhood on the Mongolian steppe
• Why every rider brought three or four horses
• The Yam, a chain of horse stations that carried messages across the empire
• Quiz questions to answer along the way
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