No Prep Plans Mongol Empire: Hunting & Falconry | Royal Hunting Guide

No Prep Plans Mongol Empire: Hunting & Falconry | Royal Hunting Guide | Grades 6–8

Explore the fascinating role of hunting and falconry in Mongol daily life with this engaging No Prep Plans lesson. Students investigate the great group hunt (nerge), trained birds of prey, and the connection between hunting and Mongol military training before creating an illustrated Royal Hunting Guide.

Designed for Grades 6–8, this lesson combines research, historical analysis, collaboration, and creative application in 1–2 class periods of 45–60 minutes.

What's Included
- Teacher directions with lesson flow
- Historical overview + mini research questions
- 5-step Royal Hunting Guide group activity
- 3 student research, planning & analysis pages
- Color + black-and-white student versions
- Online research resources
- Optional reflection

Students Will Explore
Students discover why hunting was much more than a source of food for the Mongols. They examine the enormous organized nerge, where riders coordinated across great distances to drive animals into a tightening area, and analyze how teamwork, discipline, communication, and coordination mirrored skills needed in warfare.

Students also investigate falconry, including the training of eagles, falcons, and hawks, the relationship between hunter and bird, and the continuation of golden-eagle hunting traditions among some peoples of the region today.
Create a Royal Hunting Guide

Working collaboratively, students transform their research into an illustrated guide to Mongol hunting. Their finished project includes at least four sections explaining important aspects of hunting, along with descriptions, illustrations, and an “Eagle Hunters Today” feature connecting historical traditions with the present.

Why Teachers Love This
- No prep and classroom ready
- Goes beyond battles and famous rulers
- Connects daily life to Mongol military success
- Builds cause-and-effect and historical thinking
- Explores survival, sport, culture, and warfare
- Combines research, planning, analysis, and creativity
- Encourages collaborative learning
- Includes color and printer-friendly B&W pages
- Flexible for one extended lesson or two class periods

Perfect For
- Mongol Empire Units
- Medieval World History
- Asian History
- Middle School Social Studies
- Mongol Daily Life & Culture
- Project-Based Learning
- History Enrichment

Part of The Mongol Empire: Daily Life & Culture Series—helping students understand the everyday skills, traditions, and experiences that shaped Mongol society and contributed to the success of the Mongol Empire.