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 * Culture Of Nomadic Society**


 * The religion of the nomadic Turkish peoples was Shamanism.

gods and nature spirits, and invoked divine aid on behalf of their communities.
 * The Shamans were religious specialists who possessed supernatural powers, communiated with the

the settled societies.
 * Sometimes, they adopted the religious and cultural traditions they encountered when trading with

"Dar al Islam" or house of Islam and Islamic world.
 * The Turks living near the Abbasid empire converted to Islam. This conversion helped to expand the

the Turkish societies and with the Mongols as well.
 * Military skills were taught at a young age, so that influenced the development of the culture in


 * During Mongol rule, missionaries sought converts in China.


 * The Mongols were herders who raised their livestock wherever they went.


 * Ghengis Khan's unified empire strengthened the already stong peoples.


 * The Mongols were the dominate military power.


 * The Mongol empire provided safe passage for diplomats, diplomatic immunity.


 * The Ottoman empire came after the Saljuq Turks and was organized by and named after their leader Osman.


 * The Ottomans came to dominate the region for about 600 years.


 * The Mongol empire did not attempt to spread their religion among those they conquered.

~Kelsey Shoberg & Daniela Peinado