In 1162‚ Genghis Khan was born as Temujin in central Mongolia to a mother and father who were minor Mongol nobles. At the age of nine‚ his father was murdered and Temujin was expelled from his tribe along with his mother and siblings. None in his tribe wished to continue supporting his mother and siblings after the death of his father and they were left
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Indigo Golub Per. 3 During 13th century‚ the Mongols ruled both China‚ and Russia. The Mongols had similar and different political and economic effects on these regions. For example‚ the Khans chose a Russian ruler to take the position as Grand Prince and gave them the authority over other rulers. In contrast‚ the Mongols gave native Chinese no power within their government‚ but in fact they brought in Arabs‚ Europeans‚ and Persians to help them rule. In addition‚ during the Yuan Dynasty circa
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In her book did Marco Polo Go to China? (first published by Secker & Warburg‚ London‚ in 1995)‚ Dr Frances Wood claims that Marco did not go to China and that he probably never traveled much further than the family ’s trading post on the Black Sea and in Constantinople. (Rachewiltz) There are many parts of his accounts open to question and criticism. However‚ it was likely that he did get to China. As to whether he personally witnessed all that he said‚ or was favored in the court of Kublai Khan
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Mongolian Empire Kalilah September 16‚ 2012 Mr. Jackson World History AP The Mongol invasion of China was perhaps one of the greatest political‚ social‚ and economic commotions in Chinese history. Obscure people‚ who lived the Gobi Desert‚ present day Outer Mongolia‚ accomplished it. The Mongols were a prestige nomadic group of people who gained prominence in the 13th century. The Mongols transformed Russia and China in many significant ways .One major way was consisting of a dominant
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Summer Reading Essay In the research/analysis novel Day of Empire‚ the author‚ Amy Chua‚ discusses her thesis of how hyperpowers (empires or nations that had a command that stretched to all corners of the known world in the known world of their respective times) all rose to dominance through tolerance and fell in power through intolerance. Through the introduction and Part One‚ Chua effectively communicates how the various hyperpowers of history all rose in might through their effective and strategic
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skills ▪ Grew up riding horses ▪ Hone skills w/ hunting & competitive games ▪ Short bows enable archers to use while riding ▪ Stiff firing arrows reach long distances ▪ Mongol horsemen most mobile force in pre- modern world – surprise attacks on enemies o Psychology of
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Everyone was full time herdsman hunter and warrior Mongol superb riders Can shoot while galloping Leader = khan Khan’s decision ratified by a council Completion for resources reinforced slavery and tribute in C. Asia Some become slaves so they don’t go through starvation Children were pawns for diplomacy Arranged marriage at age of 8 Nomads aided in spread of religion Idea of universal rule important to mongols Nomads strove for economic self efficiency Iron important
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The Rise of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice
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year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain‚ Yesugei‚ and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin‚ which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several days of travel Temujin and Yesugei came across a tribe of Mongols that were very
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societies into a far more centralized and hierarchical political system in which power was concentrated in a divinely sanctioned ruler and differences in the status of clans were more pronounced. The Xiongnu system created a model that later Turkic and Mongol empires emulated. It was within the Arab world that Islam‚ the largest and most expansive religious tradition of the postclassical period‚ emerged. Pastoral Arabs also provided the shock troops of the Islamic expansion that carved out the Arab Empire
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