structures‚ increasing complexity‚ patriarchy‚ technological developments‚ increasing population Basics characteristic and locations of the following River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia (Sumerian city states and later Assyrian and Babylonian Empires) on the Tigris and Euphrates River Egypt on the Nile River Valley Harappan Civilization of the Indus River Valley Shang China in the Yellow River Valley Olmecs in Mesoamerica Chavin in Andean South America State-building and roles of monumental
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The Russian Empire developed into a stronger European State than it once had been. Russia was broken down to nothing and built back up stronger becoming a power in Eastern Europe. Russia’s development from the Mongol conquest to Peter I was much different from the 13th century to the 18th century by the increase in education‚ addition of a centralized government‚ an army and navy‚ and freedom of religion. In 1237‚ Batu‚ one of the grandson’s of the founder of the Mongol Empire‚ Genghis Khan
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that invaded the Roman Empire. * description of the steppe nomads by the tenth-century Byzantine emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus that reflects both Byzantine experience and the classical legacy of Greek and Roman views and terms * Ibn-Al-Athir gives us an early –thirteenth-century Muslim view of the Mongol attacks on the Islamic World‚ and Marco Polo‚ a European who lived for years at the Mongol court‚ gives us something of an “outside insiders” view of Mongol life. (Sanders‚ Nelson
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Asserting their dominance in the early 1200’s by amassing the largest contiguous land empire in history emerged a new dominion called the Mongolian Empire. During their rise to power‚ they acquired a reputation that has been carried through history to today. They were considered savages‚ barbarians‚ and beasts to name a few of the many names used to describe Mongolians during this time. This reputation most often was derived by those who had been conquered by the nomadic group and more particularly
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Years In power: 1206-1227 AKA: Genghis Khan Years prior to gaining power: In the twelfth century‚ Kabul Khan defeated the Qin army‚ but the Mongol political organization declined after his death. His son was killed by poisoning when he had gone to dine with a rival tribe. His grandson‚ Temujin‚ was a member of one of the clans disputing Mongol leadership at the end of the twelfth century. When he had heard about his father’s death he tried to assume power in the clan that his father was the
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Unit II Studyguide World History 102 Byzantine‚ Islam‚ and Africa 1. What is the relationship of push-pull factors to causes of migration? They act as reasons for migration 2. What are examples of migration? The movement of Aksum south 3. What was the most likely cause of the beginnings of the Bantu migrations? The development of agriculture 4. What was the effect of the migration of the Bantu-speaking peoples? A diversity of cultures and a widespread family of languages
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The books have claimed the Mongols to be barbaric‚ but how barbaric were they? The barbarians have earned the title barbaric. The barbarians were people who didn’t belong to a certain culture or group of people‚ and pretty much did what they pleased. The Mongols were barbaric with their laws‚ punishments‚ and the amount of battles and deaths caused in their presence. The barbarians were barbaric in many different ways. The Mongol Empire was bigger than the continental U.S.‚ being 4‚860‚000 square
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Although the rise of the Aztec and Mongol empires did not occur in the same time period or in the same region‚ they are still similar. The biggest similarities are that they both lived almost entirely off of tribute and relied heavily on their armies. However‚ these similarities also came with differences‚ like the fact that their armies used different strategies/weapons. Some other differences were that the Aztecs migrated to Mexico‚ whereas the Mongols were just unified where they already
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and women were not allowed to take the test Major Achievements: Created acupuncture Invented paper Weak leadership and high taxes bring fall to the dynasty this begins The Age of Disunity which lasts for 300 years Yuan Dynasty Yuan Dynasty (1200s - 1300s) Genghis Khan leads Mongol Invasion Main struggle was the Great Wall Genghis dies before invasion is complete Kublai Khan: officially established the Mongol dynasty in China Mongol Rule: war-like people‚ fierce conquerers Tolerant
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butchering people and some scholars even compared him to Hitler. The real character of Genghis Khan‚ however‚ is far more intriguing. How did this illiterate outcast turn the feuding tribes of Mongolia into a powerful nation? And how did he transform the Mongol hordes into a ruthless and disciplined fighting machine? Snapshot of Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was born with the name of Temujin in 1165 on the banks of the river Onon. When he was 9 years old‚ he met his father’s death‚ poisoned by Tatars
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