The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes occupying roughly what is now Mongolia. In the thirteenth century these tribes that united under the leadership of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). Mongol armies quickly swept south into China and west into Russia and the Near East‚ smashing anyone who dared to resist. By about 1300‚ the Mongols had erected a huge empire‚ divided into several smaller "pieces." The Mongols created probably the largest‚ land empire in world history. At its height‚ the empire
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ruled Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries after a long time of bad rulers in Russia. They were once ruled mostly by barbarians‚ but he wanted to westernize Russia‚ and open a window to the west. It was tough bringing Russia out of a time of religious rule and poverty. He ended up making Russia one of the greatest empires of the time by improving Russia’s army and navy‚ gaining a lot of land‚ and bringing major intellectual changes. They were a major Eurasian power. Peter really took Russia out
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DBQ: How did the Mongols accomplished the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time? There are various reasons why and how the Mongols accomplish the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time. Many of the reasons may vary‚ but many can agree that their military tactics and culture are some of the reasons why they conquered such a large territory in such a short period of time. The Mongols‚ who eventually became known as the Tatars‚ were
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The Mongols’ strong communication system‚ emphasis on trade and religious tolerance facilitated more contact with the outside world‚ bringing about the assimilation of other cultures. In each territory‚ the Mongols commenced their campaign by sending ambassadors to demand that the capital city surrender. If their subjects accepted‚ they were offered protection from their enemies and allowed to conserve their ruling family and religion‚ as long as they agreed to pay a tribute of all wealth and goods
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The Mongols and Mali (C&C) THE RISE OF THE MALI AND THE MONGOL EMPIRES CREATE SIMILAR MILITARY CONQUESTS‚ RELIGIONS‚ AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS‚ YET THEY DIFFERED BY THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS. In the rise of these empires many attributes contributed to their success including the examples above. Both the Mali and Mongol empires share similar religions‚ which assisted in the rise of these empire by attracting more people. One large religion that both empires share was Islam. Both Mali and Mongol
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DBQ: The Mongol Terror‚ Mongol Peace In the post classical era‚ the big picture that is being projected is that nomadic kingdoms were at its highest apex alike the Mongols. The Mongols lived on the high steppe lands of eastern central Asia‚ they also conquered most of all Eurasia‚ as seen on document 8‚ were it shows the expansion of this vast empire‚ making trade safe for the first time all along the Eastern to Western parts of Eurasia. The Mongol rule was most noticeable
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Russia Listeni/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия‚ tr. Rossiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen))‚ also officially known as the Russian Federation[7] (Russian: Российская Федерация‚ tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈrat͡sɨjə] ( listen))‚ is a country situated in northern Eurasia.[8] It is a federal semi-presidential republic‚ comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast‚ Russia shares land borders with Norway‚ Finland‚ Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania and Poland (both with
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The Mongols were some of the most innovative and intelligent people of their time. They were also some of the most vicious and barbaric villains of the 13th century. With genius war tactics and fearless warriors‚ they were the most advanced villains of their time period. Using cruel methods of punishment‚ such as boiling their warriors‚ showed clear evidence of barbaric activity. While using those cruel methods they also had intelligent ways of biological warfare such as catapulting plague ridden
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Business rules in China Introduction China has the largest population in the world‚ and has the largest market to the international business. So China reasonably becomes the focus of the international business. There are different business rules in different countries because of various cultures. China is a traditional country‚ which deeply affected by Confucianism. The foreigners who want to do business with China‚ should be familiar with the dominant social institutions ‚ beliefs and values in
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Mongol domination of China lasted from 1211 until 1368. Mongol clans existed in Mongolia for a long time before‚ but Genghis Khan was the first to have the idea to take over other nations. Khan was allied with the Mongols and when he was poisoned by a rival clan his son allied with the Mongols. In 1206 he unified the Mongols into a single confederation. His son was Genghis Khan‚ who put the Mongols on the map as a force to be reckoned with. He created an army with no tribal affiliations and he
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