How Did Mongolians Build Such A Large Empire

[muscleman]

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[kds1980]

Protein helps Genghis Khan conquer the world

The Chinese noted with surprise and disgust the ability of the Mongol warriors to survive on little food and water for long periods; according to one, the entire army could camp without a single puff of smoke since they needed no fires to cook. Compared to the Jurched soldiers, the Mongols were much healthier and stronger. The Mongols consumed a steady diet of meat, milk, yogurt, and other diary products, and they fought men who lived on gruel made from various grains. The grain diet of the peasant warriors stunted their bones, rotted their teeth, and left them weak and prone to disease. In contrast, the poorest Mongol soldier ate mostly protein, thereby giving him strong teeth and bones. Unlike the Jurched soldiers, who were dependent on a heavy carbohydrate diet, the Mongols could more easily go a day or two without food.

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[Guest Jacfsing2]

The Mongols consumed a steady diet of meat,

You do realize saying anything pro-meat on this site will get the topic blocked, right? (Unless that's a rule that's only enforced on me?)

[Ranjeet01]

Protein helps Genghis Khan conquer the world

The Chinese noted with surprise and disgust the ability of the Mongol warriors to survive on little food and water for long periods; according to one, the entire army could camp without a single puff of smoke since they needed no fires to cook. Compared to the Jurched soldiers, the Mongols were much healthier and stronger. The Mongols consumed a steady diet of meat, milk, yogurt, and other diary products, and they fought men who lived on gruel made from various grains. The grain diet of the peasant warriors stunted their bones, rotted their teeth, and left them weak and prone to disease. In contrast, the poorest Mongol soldier ate mostly protein, thereby giving him strong teeth and bones. Unlike the Jurched soldiers, who were dependent on a heavy carbohydrate diet, the Mongols could more easily go a day or two without food.

https://proteinpower.com/drmike/2006/11/22/protein-helps-genghis-khan-conquer-the-world/

The Mongols are from the steppes of Central Asia. It is mainly grasslands, not much fertility in the land for one to settle down in one place to grow crops.

That particular environment mentioned would create a nomadic lifestyle that would have livestock that grazes. And then use that livestock for milk, dairy and meat.

[muscleman]

The Mongols are from the steppes of Central Asia. It is mainly grasslands, not much fertility in the land for one to settle down in one place to grow crops.

That particular environment mentioned would create a nomadic lifestyle that would have livestock that grazes. And then use that livestock for milk, dairy and meat.

I suppose they lived on barbecued horse-meat burgers and cutlets!! I wonder what they had to wash them down the drains with, any ideas?

[kds1980]

The Mongols are from the steppes of Central Asia. It is mainly grasslands, not much fertility in the land for one to settle down in one place to grow crops.

That particular environment mentioned would create a nomadic lifestyle that would have livestock that grazes. And then use that livestock for milk, dairy and meat.

If you read about Mongols , they actually have taboo of Vegetables as they think that vegetables grow on <banned word filter activated> so they are unclean. It was one of main reason they preferred their milk meat diet

[muscleman]

They ate vegetables but weren't keen on them. The preferred to eat a savage diet.

[Ranjeet01]

If you read about Mongols , they actually have taboo of Vegetables as they think that vegetables grow on <banned word filter activated> so they are unclean. It was one of main reason they preferred their milk meat diet

Their values and ideas would be shaped by the nature of their environment.

Like I said before the terrain that they lived on would not support cultivation of crops.

This is just my layman view.

[dallysingh101]

It's stupid to project our values/norms on another society. Their diet worked for them (obviously) and developed from the situation they found themselves in.

[spareribs]

I don't think it's a very nice thing to do.