detail. They adapted weapons that his opponents used. They had two different types of weapons that were used on a daily basis. Each Mongol carried a bow, three types of arrows, and a curved sabre. The bow’s that they used were their primary weapons because they had distance and the horses. The bows were not made out of wood like all the other bows of the time. They were made of the horns of the animals they killed. Their bows lasted longer than their opponents bows because of the horn it was made of. The arrows were normally 100cm in length and had around three bird feathers at the end to increase accuracy. They had three types of arrows. One was the standard arrow which was used on enemies that had little to no armor on. The armor piercing arrow was used on enemies that were heavily armored. The special arrows were different from the others. Some were for attacking and some were not. The flame arrow was a special arrow for attacking and the signal arrow was for warnings. Their sabre was their close quarters’ weapon. It was a curved sword that was much easier to wield than the standard longsword. Its curved design gave the sword more power for each slash. They were made of a thin sheet of metal. Since it is extremely light the Mongols can use them on land and on horseback. On warrior and legends.com it says that, the Lamellar armor that the Mongols used was made of animal hides, leather, or metal. The Mongol warriors would choose to use this armor first because if they didn’t have the armor they would have to fight in their everyday clothes. The armor has two layers that mean more protection from swords and arrows. Their armor is multiple pieces like one for the torso, one for the hands, and one for the feet. The helmets that they had were made of iron or brass and some were lined with fur. On the top of the helmet, there would be a hole for the wearer’s hair to be put through for decoration. The shields that they had were mostly made of leather, willow, or wicker. The shields were easier than the armor to make so almost all of the Mongols had a shield. The weapons and armor was one more advantage that the Mongols had over their opponents. Genghis Khan was very smart to take the ideas of his opponents that he defeated. The Field Museum communicated that, Genghis Khan took idea’s from the Chinese, Persians, and the Arabs. He took the catapult which he used many times, especially during sieges. Isolation, which means that he stopped the income of food and supplies. Damming, which is rerouting a river to flood towns and maybe cities. Lighting, this makes his army look bigger than it really is. The catapults were used during sieges to attack the city inside the walls with flaming stone or to attack the wall directly with big stones. The catapult was one of his strongest weapons he had and what he used them for was amazing. To shoot flaming stones into the city to burn >