consisted of land routes from China to the Roman Empire and sea lanes as well. These routes were dependent on imperial stability from the empires that controlled them. The merchants on the Silk Roads also relied on the empires to keep them safe while they traded and traveled. Between 200 B.C.E and 1450 B.C.E‚ the dominant religion changed from Buddhism to Islam and the security and stability of the routes changed from the Persian Empire to the Turks and Mongols; on the other hand‚ there was a constant spread
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warfare won him an empire twice as large as any other in history‚ measured through land size or population. The Mongols spread revolutionary ideas of culture and civilization throughout Asia‚ an empire t Ghengis a false version of history that as the author points out largely demonizes the Mongols. creation of empire Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a systematic history of one the world’s greatest leaders and empires. It abolishes misconceptions about the Mongol Empire and challenges
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success of Genghis Khan’s strategy. If one member attacked‚ the whole army was supposed to follow along and attack with that one person. Next‚ Genghis Khan had to make his tribe an empire and‚ to do so he needed to lead conquests. (Greenblatt‚ 2002) Conquest played a major role in completing the task of forming an empire. In 1207‚ Genghis Khan led his army against the Xi Xia a tribe in China. By 1209‚ Genghis Khan and his army had conquered the Xi Xia. After claiming his new territory on the Xi Xia
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MaryKate Chorazak World Civilizations I Professor Coleman April 3‚ 2015 Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World The Mongol empire was larger than any empire of its time‚ covering an area almost as large as Africa. Despite this fact‚ its people were generally known as brutal savages who lived to destroy civilizations. However‚ Jack Weatherford believes otherwise. He recognizes Mongolia’s leader‚ Genghis Khan‚ as a highly influential ruler instead of a blood-thirsty barbarian. In fact‚ Weatherford
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Mongol was located between the Pacific Ocean‚ Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea. Although Genghis Khan (more properly known as Chinggis Khan)‚ is mainly thought of in negative terms in the West‚ he is one of history’s more charismatic and dynamic leaders. During his lifetime‚ he conquered more territory than any other conqueror‚ and his successors established the largest contiguous empire in history. Even today his legacy continues in Asia‚ for without Genghis Khan there would not be a Mongolia.
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Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ the trans-Saharan trade route‚ and the Mediterranean Sea led to the spread of ideas‚ religions‚ and technology. During the period known as Pax Mongolia‚ when peace and order were established in Eurasia due to the vast Mongol Empire‚ trade and cultural interaction were at their height. • Major technological developments such as the compass‚ improved shipbuilding technology‚ and gunpowder shaped the development of the world. AP EXPERT TIP When you are reading about
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Big Era 5: Compare and contrast major empires this era: Ghana‚ Mongols‚ Aztecs‚ Japan and Europe. Compare: Mongols and Aztecs were both great empires‚ and cultural "power houses". Both had rich culture‚ and many citizens. Contrast: Mongols were in central Asia‚ the Aztecs were in Mexico. Mongol Empire fell from the inside‚ because the ruling generations after Genghis Khan divided the lands of the empire between sons. These sons fought‚ and soon the empire fell. The Aztecs fell because of an outside
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during the Tang dynasty? (Ch. 12-1) What unique goods China developed during the Middle Ages (Ch. 12-2) Important technological innovations of China during this time period (Ch. 12-2) Artistic achievements of China (Ch. 12-2) What made the Mongols a dangerous military force (Ch. 12-3) Location of Mongol capital cities (Ch. 12-3) Marco Polo’s travels to China (Ch. 12-3) Who replaced the Yuan Dynasty? (Ch. 12-4) What is the Forbidden City? (Ch. 12-4) Who is the Dalai Lama? Who do the Tibetan
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May 4‚ 2012 COMPARE AND CONTRAST MONGOLS AND BYZANTINE EMPIRE The Mongols and Byzantium were similar and different in terms of state forms (both had provinces or khanates‚ but only Byzantium had a theocracy)‚ cultural exchange (trade flourished in both countries‚ but the ways in which cultural diffusion occurred differed)‚ and the effect each empire had on neighboring countries after they declined (they both heavily impacted the surrounding countries but how they declined differed)‚ and
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tThere was nothing ‘natural’ about monoculture. It was a consequence of imperialist requirements and machinations‚ extending into areas that were politically independent in name. Monoculture was a characteristic of regions falling under imperialist domination. Certain countries in Latin America such as Costa Rica and Guatemala were forced by United States capitalist firms to concentrate so heavily on growing bananas that they were contemptuously known as ‘banana republics’. In Africa‚ this concentration
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