Genghis Khan leads a Mongol military of fifty,000 warriors to overcome Chengdu, the capital of China, in 1215 AD, marking a pivotal second in historical past.
The Mongols make the most of superior cavalry ways, overlaying as much as 300 miles in a day, revolutionizing warfare with their velocity and mobility.
Local weather change in Mongolia drives the Mongols southward, searching for assets in China, which is wealthy in grain, silk, and tea.
The bubonic plague, carried by fleas on black rats, begins spreading from the buying and selling submit of Issyk-Kul, resulting in a pandemic that may devastate Europe.
Jani Beg, a descendant of Genghis Khan, employs organic warfare by catapulting plague-infected corpses into the town of Caffa, accelerating the unfold of the illness into Europe.
The plague claims over 50 million lives throughout Asia and Europe in 15 years, with cities like Sienna experiencing a dying toll of 60% of their inhabitants.
The Inca Empire, led by Pachacuti, emerges in South America, using high-altitude agriculture and creating an unlimited community of trails, whereas remaining remoted from the plague ravaging Europe.
