Russia also officially known as the Russian Federation is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. At 17‚075‚400 square kilometres (6‚592‚800 sq mi)‚ Russia is the largest country in the world‚ covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area. Russia is also the world’s ninth most populous nationwith nearly 144 million people as of 2015. Culture Russian culture has a long and rich cultural history‚ steeped in literature‚ ballet‚ painting and classical
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A compare and contrast essay on the political and economic effects of the Mongols on China and Russia during the Postclassical era. The Mongols are a large nomadic group of people‚ in which throughout the course of world history have invaded‚ conquered‚ and dominated multiple civilizations. Two of these dominated civilizations include China‚ conquered in the early 13th century and Russia‚ conquered around the same time as China. These two dominations of different regions brought about numerous political
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Transformation of the Mongols The Mongols were a group of pastoral nomadic peoples whose expansion into Central Asia led to the dispersion of ideas‚ culture‚ and technology throughout the continent. Until 1206 AD‚ the Mongols were a group of warring tribes. The Mongols centralized‚ expanded and transformed under their charismatic leader‚ Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire expanded into Russia‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ and Ukraine. The Mongols consumed most of Central Asia through a series of brutal
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military superiority. Together with the superior quality of each of its individual soldiers in terms of discipline‚ weapons and combat skills‚ the Mongolian army was able to take on larger and more disciplined armies from larger civilizations. The Mongols are basically nomads‚ roaming the steppe-desert world and moving from oasis to oasis. They rely heavily on their horses and
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DBQ: Attitudes Toward the Mongols Mongol invaders from the Central Asian steppe burst into relevance in the 1200s C.E. Driven by their leader‚ Genghis Khan‚ to conquer the largest land empire in history‚ the Mongols created mixed feelings throughout Eurasia. Some had an impressed attitude‚ admiring both the ability of the Mongols to organize and protect their empire‚ as well as their great wealth. However‚ others had a loathing attitude toward the Mongols‚ who were viewed as vicious and ignorant
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How barbaric were the Mongols? Well considering that the definition of barbaric is to be savagely cruel‚ seems pretty harsh to refer to anyone or anything as being barbaric. Although even though this word is harsh‚ the same word is applied to the Mongols. Mongols were thought to be evil and savage people. Invasion wasn’t the only tactic the mongols used. The Mongols were known to think out there plans‚ rather than attempting anything blindly. They developed strategic methods in order to defeat
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strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior archery skills and their tactics. The Mongols had many important aspects‚ but their strength lay in their strong military organization. The Mongols believed that good fighting came in quality of fighting not quantity‚ so they had smaller armies of very well- trained soldiers. Most troops were no bigger than 1000 people. The Mongols also believed that the commanders and leaders of the troops should be chosen by other leaders as they would
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Golden Horde__ was one of the four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and covered much of what is today south-central Russia. 2. One of the four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan’s death‚ the __ Ilkhan _ khanate eventually conquered much of the Abbasid Empire. 3. Prince __ Alexander Nevskii __ saved the city of Novgorod from the Mongols by submitting to Mongol demands. 4. ___ Prester John__ was the name given to a mythical
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PMongols were skilled warriors AStudents learning about Mongols RTo document the Mongol Army TThe Mongol Army was set up with captains over groups of ten who were group in intervals of ten. STo document the activities of the Mongol Army Doc. D AJohn of Plano Carpini P13th Century PMongols conquered lots of area with skilled army tactics AScholars who study the Mongols RTo teach Europe of the Mongol army TThe Mongol Army had skilled tactics that helped them conquer most of Asia
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Choi Period 4 11/25/12 MONGOLS CCOT ESSAY The Mongols were a vast and influential empire that spread throughout Eurasia. From the time of Genghis Khan to the Yuan dynasty‚ the Mongols experienced numerous changes in their lifestyle and leadership as they strayed from their nomadic ancestry. However‚ while they experienced some changes‚ they still clung tightly to their culture until the end of the empire. Genghis Khan was the founder and emperor of the great Mongol Empire‚ and as a result
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