Honest History

Honest History is the award-winning magazine for kids that brings important stories from the past to life through engaging, educational topics, beautiful illustrations and fun activities. Each issue is filled with often-untold stories of people, places, and events from around the globe that inspire and encourage kids to create a positive impact on history themselves. Created to provide big brain benefits to curious young minds ages 6–12.

Honest History • ISSUE TWENTY ONE • FALL 2023

A Letter For Young Historians

FEATURED Young Historian

WELCOME TO MONGOLiA!

YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW

People You Should Know

LAND OF BLUE SKY • Mongolia is defined by its grasslands and majestic mountains. Let’s explore!

THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGACY GENGHIS KHAN • No one knows where the great Genghis Khan is buried.

A Hard Early LIFE • Born around 1162, Genghis Khan, as we now know him, was originally named Temüjin.

UNIFYING the Steppe • When Temüjin was 16, he married a girl named Börte.

Foreign CONQUESTS

Death and LEGACY

DRESS TO IMPRESS • If someone living in Mongolia in modern times walked through a 13th-century Mongolian camp, what would they notice? There is a chance it would look a bit familiar. That’s because some traditional clothing is still worn today and continues to be an important part of Mongolian culture.

Enter the GOBI DESERT • Before you go be in the Gobi Desert, a few interesting things to know:

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

BUILD YOUR OWN CATAPULT

KHUTULUN THE WRESTLER PRINCESS • I am Khutulun, the Princess of Mongolia, Land of Eternal Blue Sky. My name means "moonlight."

THE SILK ROAD

HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT

Thinking It Over

WORDS WE SHOULD LEARN

Fill in the Blanks! • Use the list of words in the corner, and see if you can remember what goes in the blanks on the map!

1162–1368 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT • Each color square represents about four years.

THE ADVENTURES OF HERBERT AND WELLS

COLOR IN THE MONGOLIAN SCENE

PERCY’S MAILBOX • Here are some of the things our young historians have to say about Honest History.

LET’S LEARN mONGOLIAN pHRASES

WORD SEARCH! • Can you find all the words from the list below?

GET THE SOLDIER TO HIS HORSE

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