Genghis khan was born into the mongols in 1161. the Mongols were a nomadic group of people that lived in the plains of Eurasia. herded goats/sheep
Genghis khan uniteed the forces of the mongolian empire after he saw a vision of the sky god that told him to "unite all kingdoms under one sword. which started his conquest
with the forces of the Mongolian empire they conquered all of Eurasia rather quickly, accepting anyone who was willing to help them in their conquest
under the Mongols the silk road thrived because it had the Mongol's protection
everything was going well for the Mongols, that although came to an end when the leader Genghis khan died, this led to the creation of four Mongol empires
the four kingdoms all remained expanding but without their leader after a couple years of expansion the Mongol empire fell.