Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan explorer‚ known for his extensive travels. Over a period of thirty years‚ he visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands; his journeys included trips to North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ West Africa‚ Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West‚ and to the Middle East‚ South Asia‚ Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia and China in the East. He is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time. He journeyed more than 75
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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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famous explorer left his home in Venice in 1271 to sail for a journey of a twenty four-year. A journey that took him where no European had been before. He went across the Middle East to Central Asia‚ Peking‚ and eventually to the palace of the strong Mongol King‚ Kublai Khan. Yet‚ when Marco returned home‚ he told the amazing stories to very few people. In the thirteenth century‚ European traders wanted to enlarge their business to new parts of the world. Among them were Marco‚ Marco’s father and
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but the most important happen to be Africa‚ China‚ India‚ Europe‚ the Mongol empire‚ and the New World‚ he claims that‚ “This book is to bring the history of infectious disease into the realm of historical explanation by showing how varying patterns of disease circulation have affected human affairs in ancient times as well as modern times.” To support his claim he uses migration‚ immunity‚ the Columbian Exchange‚ the Mongols‚ the Black Death‚ religion‚ cleanliness‚ and the very beginning of mankind
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Zheng He sailed the oceans for the Chinese Empire during the early fifteenth century. (Zheng) He took seven voyages during his tenure‚ as admiral of the Chinese naval power. Suddenly‚ in the year of 1433‚ all expeditions came to a halt and the ships were burnt until they no longer existed along with most documentation of these voyages. Although some historians‚ like Needham‚ argue that the new outbreak of Confucianism among the common people changed the thought process of the Chinese and their opinion
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well interpreted to young people because what often at first appears as a difference in moral principles is not so in fact. It is rather a difference in how the same principle is applied in the context of a different set of beliefs. In fact‚ the Mongols did very well in embracing diversity because they used to accept all people from different areas and backgrounds and they were tolerant of different religions‚ and this resulted when their multi-aspects culture began to flourish depending on the principle
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Topic 2: In the Prologue to The Travel of Marco Polo the author claims that his book is "an accurate record"�‚ free from any sort of fabrication"�. Is this Statement true? How reliable and useful is this book as a source of historical information (Support your answer with evidence from the primary sources)? Marco Polo has discovered much of central Asia. Over the years many manuscripts‚ evolve around the controversial issue‚ on whether Marco Polo did go to China. How accurate his account and reliability
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Societies that were present by 15th century – hunters and gatherers‚ villages of agricultural peoples‚ newly emerging chiefdoms or small sates‚ nomadic/pastoral communities‚ established civilizations and empires. Paleolithic Persistence: Australia and North America Paleolithic=Old Stone Age peoples Australia‚ Siberia‚ the arctic coastlands‚ parts of Africa‚ and the Americas were all Paleolithic peoples Australia had 250 or so separated groups in it Despite the absence of agriculture‚ Australia’s
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he was a young boy. His family taught him to be a merchant. He learned how to read‚ write‚ calculate‚ and use foreign money. In 1269‚ Marco’s father and uncle‚ Niccolò and Maffeo‚ returned to Venice after visiting China. In China‚ they had met the Mongol conqueror Kublai Khan. The khan invited the Polos to return. He asked them to bring Christian scholars to explain the Christian religion to him. TRIP TO CHINA In 1271‚ Niccolò and Maffeo set out for China again. Marco‚ then 17 years old‚ joined
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System of Pre-Imperial Mongolia During the Pre-Imperial Mongolian era‚ Genghis Khan and his army overran Beijing and pushed the empire towards northern China. His success as Khan helped as people got the impression that he had the Mandate of Heaven and that fighting against him was fighting heaven itself. The people of surrounding empires recognized the Mongol authority and agreed to pay tribute. And similar to the tribute system of the Tang and Song Dynasties‚ relations were kept peaceful because
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