The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a militaristic‚ nomadic group that conquered many lands and forged the Mongolian Empire. They were known for their brutality and laws‚ but they also had positive impacts on the territories which they conquered. The Mongols had some very barbaric practices but like other conquerors‚ it was likely to show dominance over the conquered. More importantly‚ they were strong leaders who aided in the growth of the economy as well as diffusion
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The Swahili coast had advantages over the Hanseatic league because of their merchants and their location on the planet. Although the Hanseatic league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe‚ the Swahili coast had a geographical advantage and firm trading alliances. The Swahili coast was able to take advantage of Nile river and used it to trade and for agriculture. The Swahili coast traded with the Arabs who had already established vast trading networks whereas the Hanseatic league had to
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since if a time of war is called‚ any of the countries will know who is reliable when help if needed. Furthermore‚ the strength of allies is demonstrated in Source D. This document from Marco Polo demonstrates the importance of the unification of countries through the structure of The Palace of Kublai Khan. Polo describes all of the walls in the palace and how each wall is able hold each other up‚ as well as representations in the palace like knights and birds. These representations can be used to
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of your work. Mr. Rainer began by having the students rise from their seats‚ when they wanted to talk; then it was addressing him by Mr.Wenger. The foot-in-the-door effect influenced Tim’s actions heavily; after the class started wearing the white polos‚ he took all his shirts and burned them. Another incident where Tim was influenced by the foot-in-the-door effect‚ was when the guys were tagging and he decided to climb the building that was under construction to spray paint the wave logo. Tim then
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aspects of Marco Polos description of the orient might early readers have found alluring? -The aspects of Polo’s description like the infinite number of villages‚ creatures that yeild musk‚ rice‚ tilted fields. Another alluring part is how there are multiple places represented by different people ‚ because there are either many monarchs or just none. I think that all the different imagery might make them think that he is lying or just crazed. 2. Skeptics question the authenticity of Marco Polo’s
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this centralization of power was competition‚ both economic and logistical. The beginnings of economically successful exploration by Marco Polo and the Portugese were encouraging to those wishing for more availability of goods and possible expansion of power into new lands. With few exceptions‚ the early explorers were very successful. Many‚ such as Marco Polo‚ returned with great riches and tales of far-away lands. Spurred by these tales of wonder and success‚ the Spanish began many exploration
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there are many different types of noodles. I also like the fact that pasta is such an old type of food but is still loved by everyone. There are stories that say that Marco Polo brought pasta back when returning from one of his journeys to China‚ but in fact that is not the case. Pasta was already around during the years of Polo. The Arab invasion‚ during the eighth century was shown to be the biggest influence for pasta‚ and it wasn’t until 1839 when pasta and tomatoes (the recipe that most people
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In ancient civilization‚ there were two principle countries in the Far East who rose above the others: China and Japan. They gradually developed their countries and fought each other for status in power‚ but years later they found themselves unprepared for the Western intrusion into Asian affairs. Suddenly it became a death match: it was a battle of survival between one or the other. The Westerners first imposed themselves upon China to attain trading rights‚ forming the Treaty Ports . The Treaty
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Cahokia | |c. 1100 – 1300 |Christian crusades arouse European interest in the East. | |1295 |Marco Polo returns to Europe from Asia.
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The central feature of world history between late 15th Century and 1700 was the expansion of Europe and the spread of European culture and civilisation throughout the globe. Until 1500 the world had‚ on whole‚ pressed in on Europe. Beginning in the 1500s‚ Europe began to press out on the world. This period in history is known as the Age of Discovery or Exploration. During this time‚ driven by a variety of motives‚ European explorers mapped almost all of the world’s seas and outlines of the continents
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