Chapter 7 The Mongols

モンゴル人

Mongolia was once the largest land
empire
かつて最も広い陸の帝国
ever known!
これまでに知られている
Even today, it is a land of harsh and
今日でも
unforgiving extremes with an average of
平均

over 1,500 square meters of empty steppe
1,500平方メートルにもなる何もない大草原地帯
for each person.
1人あたり

As a result, the people must be practical
結果的に
経験豊かで
to live in Mongolia successfully.
生きるために

Still, over one million Mongolians are
nomadic
遊牧民
herders on the high, dry plains, living in
white
住んでいる
ger tents.
ゲルテント

These people’s lives are dominated by the に左
右される（支配される）
life cycles of their animals.

But before the horses can be used for
transportation, they must be caught and
trained.
And, both horses and camels move the
~と〜の両方
families regularly to find fresh grass for the
定期的に見つける為に
herds.
 The light but strong gers can be taken
down or set up in less than an hour. 解体
される
組み立てられる

Unexpected visitors are always welcome
予期せぬ
at a ger.



In the 13th century, Temujin united the
Mongols and became Genghis Khan or
“universal king.”
万人の王
His fast, brutal army defeated everyone
from
素早く残忍な
〜
から
east Asia to central Europe.
〜まで
Then and now, the horse is key to life in
当時も現在も
生活の鍵
Mongolia supplying transportation, fuel,
meat
供給している
and even milk products.
 Sheep and goat meat is high in fat and
wool is used to cover the gers.
覆う

To celebrate their warrior past, there are
為に
の過去〜がある
Naadams or festivals in summer, when the old
skills of archery, horseback riding and
wrestling used by Genghis Khan’s armies are
〜によって使われた

practiced.
実践される
 Tradition unifies this happy, isolated land.

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