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The Mongols were a group of Nomadic People from the steppes in Asia. They were very specialized in the realm of horses and became such a strong Empire due to the fact that they had the leader Genghis Khan who riled up the nomadic people to come together and create an empire. Genghis Khan lived from 1162 to 1227 being the reason why the Mongols became such a superpower of the time. They did not last very long however. They extremely fast expansions and conquering empire died out after about a century largely due to the Black Death.

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This was one of the Mongols largest developments. The success of the Mongol Empire led to much more interaction inside of their enormous empire. The Mongols inside of the empires that had previously never had interactions with them is one example.
Also the safety the Mongols provided on the silk road trade routes led to it prospering and much more people using it which led to many more social interactions between traders and travelers.

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The Mongols Revolutionized the Economics of Eurasia  the controlled almost all of the Silk Road which stimulated trade because fo the new found safety of the silk road. Towns along the silk road prospered and trading blew up. Also Eurasia was much more connected which helped bring more trading and economic interactions inside their empire.

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The Mongols had an effect on the environment through developing trade routes and the countries/empires in which they conquered. The growth of the population in their empire took up more land which had an effect on the environment as well as growing amounts of trade routes and roads led to an effect of the environment as well.

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The Mongols did not affect culture as much as other conquers did. While cultures interacted more and came into contact with other cultures more than before, in many cases, the Mongols let people continue to practice their cultures. They did not force people to assimilate into their cultures although they did in many cases have their own men be put into positions of power which may have had some effects on the peoples cultures.

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The Mongols while they had some very cruel tactics were also very smart in war. They used civilians in the outskirts of towns to make it appear that they had larger groups of people while they might have only had half the size which led the town to surrender much quicker.

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John Green Video Covering the Mongols

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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17

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The Mongols also revolutionized technology. Their creation of the recurve bow revolutionized warfare especially on horseback. They also developed and created lots of stuff for saddles and stir ups further helping horseback abilities.

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The Mongols had a major effect on the Governance of practically all of their conquered land. While they respected peoples cultures, they often times had their own men appointed as emperors and rulers of the countries in which they conquered as well as connected lots of the governments and countries which might not have been previously connected.

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The Mongols Used very cruel tactics at times. For example they practically invented chemical warfare through catapulting dead bodies with the plague into towns to make them surrender as well as catapulting fat from dead people on fire into towns which would burn down the towns and could now be put out with water. While these tactics were very bad it was crucial to them being feared and respected in their overall goal and work towards conquering Eurasia.

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How does the image of this Mongolian Style Recurve Bow illustrate the technological developments of the Mongol Empire?

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The Mongols Invented the Recurve Bow which allowed the Mongols to use bow and arrow on the back of a horse which revolutionized warfare at the time.

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This video goes over how the Mongols rose to power under the lead of Chinggis Khan and then their large success and then finally goes over their downfall.

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The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge

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The Mongols Conquered  practically all of Eurasia during their rein

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The Mongols Conquered  practically all of Eurasia during their rein

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*pink area is their conquered area

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This article published by National Geographic goes over the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan and more all about their rule and legacy.

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Known for warfare, but celebrated for productive peace. Led by humble steppe dwellers, but successful due to a mastery of the era's most advanced technology. The Mongol Empire embodied all of those tensions, turning them into the second-largest kingdom of all time.

At its peak, the Mongol Empire covered the most contiguous territory in history. Led at first by Genghis Khan, the empire lasted from 1206 until 1368. During that time, it expanded to cover most of Eurasia, thanks to advanced technology and a massive horde of nomadic warriors.

The rise of Genghis Khan

The empire was founded in 1206, when Temijin, son of a Mongol chieftain, assumed power and changed his name to Chinggis Khan (styled as "Genghis Khan" in the West and meaning "universal ruler"). The young warrior had already defeated the Mongols' most powerful leader and fomented dissatisfaction among his people's aristocracy. But he proved to be one of history's greatest leaders.

At the time, Mongolia's nomadic farmers relied on the land to sustain them. Their flocks of goats, sheep, horses, and other animals were dependent on abundant grass and water, and Mongols had to travel frequently to sustain them. Drought and disease could wipe out their livelihoods quickly.

Genghis Khan helped allay this sense of precariousness. He united Mongolia's tribes and supported China's peasant economy by stabilizing taxes and establishing rural cooperatives. He reformed his people's laws and ushered in a military-feudal form of government. He embraced trade and religious freedom, and adopted advanced technology of the time, such as stirrups, composite bows, leather armor, and gunpowder.

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Under Genghis Khan, the Mongol army became a technologically advanced force and and created the second-largest kingdom in history.

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The Mongols had a huge advantage over a lot of the people the conquered due to the fact that they were very specialized in the aspect of horses. This led to huge advantages in war with horseback warfare and with the recurve bow gave the mongols huge advantages. They created better saddles and stir-ups and so much more which created their amazing ability with horses.