Writing Assignment Paragraph 1: Comparing and Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas: The Aztecs settled in the central valley of Mexico in 1200 A.D‚ while the Incans settled in the Andes Mountains. The Aztec civilization spoke the language nahuatl but the Incans spoke Quecha. Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incas civilization with only few hundreds of men and The Aztecs were conquered by a conquistador named Hernan Cortes‚ who destroyed the population of the Aztecs by the small pox disease. Although
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The Mongolian Empire The Mongols‚ which were one of the greatest empires of their time‚ had unique traits which made them successful. They are vastly known for their military tactics‚ that led them to prosper. Wrapped up in a single word the Mongols were unstoppable. These remarkable people left an imprint on history to show it is possible to rise above even the harshest conditions. The Mongolian empire was successful due to their vast understanding of how to conquer an empire‚ dealing with
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The Mongols accomplished the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time by having amazing methods of war‚ how quickly they conquered other empires‚ and their advanced technology. How they quickly conquered other empires‚ large and small‚ is shown in documents 1 and 2 as they were written about which tribes/empires they conquered and document 7 speaks of what made Genghis Khan and his army mad. Their efficient methods of warfare were shown in document 4‚ which is about how
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Mongolians were so successful in their conquests because they were created from their steppe lifestyle of horse and bow and received the uniting leader that they needed in 1204‚ Genghis Khan. The Mongols were first recorded in 618-907 in China. Their word for "Mongol" means brave fighter who knows no fear ("The Mongols Conquests..." 9). The Mongolian lifestyle was one of great hardship and contributed to their success. Mongolians were shamanistic like many other steppe tribes and worshipped the gods of the
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Mongols and Religion Religion was exceptionally important to the Mongols as they had a central belief system through which everything they did was decided and justified. Genghis Khan himself used to travel to the top of a sacred mountain near his home before beginning a conquest or battle and pray. (Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world). They believed in the interaction of spirits with the temporal world‚ or Shamanism. At the head of this religion was the Shaman‚ he was responsible
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and conquests of the Mongol Empire was very influential both politically and economically on China and Russia in various ways. The Chinese were initially economically stable‚ and experienced a period of further economic success under the Mongol rule due to various improvements instituted by the Mongols that helped encourage trade. However‚ overspending eventually majorly contributed to its demise. Dissimilarly‚ Russia’s economy was falling apart at the seams‚ and the Mongol arrival helped relatively
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Sean Turner and Jerry Ferguson Mongols: From Nomads to a Feared Empire. The Mongols are arguably the best conquerors the world has ever seen. Through brutal military tactics and intimidating physiological warfare‚ they were capable of building the greatest land empire that the world has ever seen. The empire not only was fierce and cruel but they also brought about the rival of Silk Road trading which helped lead to their people to great economic prosperity. The Conrad-Demarest Model of an
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Question: The Mongol Terror‚ Mongol Peace Mark Fellows Mfellowes@revere.mec.edu The following question is based on the accompanying documents (1-6). The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. What was the significance of Mongol expansion and rule in Eurasia during the 13th and 14th Centuries? How did the settled societies of Eurasia respond to the Mongols and what were the consequences of the interaction between sedentary peoples and the Mongols? Be sure your
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century‚ the Mongols‚ a nomadic people of Altaic stock who first appear in Chinese texts of the 11th century‚ traveled all throughout Afro-Eurasia conquering other civilizations by using destructive forces to gain power in that region. Genghis Khan‚ a leader of the Mongols‚ made war against the Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xia in Northwestern China from 1206 until 1209. Khan’s plan of attack made the Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xia acknowledge his newly acquired position as leader of the Mongols. Later in 1211
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warriors were of extreme cruelty‚ the Mongols brutality and carelessness was far greater because of their battle tactics‚ physiological warfare‚ and weaponry. These ‘barbarians’ captured a surplus amount of land in a stunning amount of time with questionable war tactics. Despite the brutality of the Mongols‚ Christian and Muslin warriors began to become more and more merciless. All three of these groups of warriors prove to be dangerous and cruel‚ but the Mongols seem to have the perfect mix of terror
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