flies‚ I am now studying the mysterious Gobi Desert as a geologist. By comparing my research data collected recently with my previous knowledge and memories about the desert‚ I am shocked by its external and internal change. Stretching from South Mongolia to China‚ Gobi Desert is the world fifth-largest desert. With wonders like the Silk Road‚ the remote place has transformed into one of the most popular landmarks. Though tourists often expect the desert to be sandy‚ only 3％ of the total territory
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Research Essay Task By Andrea Ryall (11P): Miss Wesson Topic 17: The extension of Chinese Communism into Tibet in the 1940s and 1950s has been described as been both a ‘blessing’ and a ‘curse’. Discuss this with reference to the impact on Tibetan society politically‚ economically and socially. The country of Tibet had remained independent for many years resisting numerous small scale attempts of its takeover until the Chinese invasion of 1950. This invasion meant that the Chinese Communists
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1) The work group appointed by Ministry of Road Construction and Transportation and Mongolian Railways had paid a visit to Kunming city‚ People’s Republic of China between 28 February and 05 March 2013 in order to eyewitness and inspect the production process of road construction and maintenance machineries manufactured by “CSR Shijiazhuang” company of People’s Republic of China upon the order of Mongolian Railways‚ State-Owned Share-holding Company. 1) “Монголын төмөр зам” ТӨХК-ийн захиалгаар
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(1200-1400) Mongolian Art The era of the Mongolian Empire was a time that left its mark deep into the history of the world. Founded by Genghis Kahn‚ the Mongolian Empire conquered much of Asia and even parts of Europe. The amount of land that the empire conquered was unheard of. The empire was very different from other empires of its time‚ and Kahn ruled differently than all the other leaders. The paintings‚ weaponry‚ and artifacts give us insight into how this empire was able to conquer all that
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Study Guide: China-Japan Unit Test 2014 For your first unit test‚ be able to: Use the following vocabulary terms in sentences of your own showing you know the meaning of the term in context. Porcelain Fire Lance Civil Service Exams Minamoto Yoritomo Forbidden City Shogun Genghis Khan Samurai Diamond Sutra Zheng He Steel Silk Feudalism Steppe Vassal Scholar-Officials Daimyo Census Terrorism Bushido Yuan Dynasty Meditation Shinto Confucianism Grand Canal Answer questions
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In 1162‚ Genghis Khan was born as Temujin in central Mongolia to a mother and father who were minor Mongol nobles. At the age of nine‚ his father was murdered and Temujin was expelled from his tribe along with his mother and siblings. None in his tribe wished to continue supporting his mother and siblings after
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Mongolians wear clothing that reflects their love of the grasslands‚ while also protecting them from the elements. Snug hats and sleeveless padded jackets‚ called khaantaz‚ are essential. Pants are tucked into sturdy leather boots with upturned toes to retain warmth. Both genders wear wide‚ calf-length gowns with buttons down their right sides‚ called deel. Deels are robes that are long‚ wide sleeves and high collars. A matching belt around the waist serves for both form and function—the wearer
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1. The conquest of Canaan as described in these two sources has a lot in common. First off both of the accounts show that the people of Israel were invading all kinds of foreign people. They had received instructions from God on how to go about obtaining this land. In both of the two accounts the people are commanded to invade‚ conquer‚ and then exterminate all the people living in these cities. There are exceptions to this though; Rehab and the man who showed the spies where to enter are two exceptions
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In her book did Marco Polo Go to China? (first published by Secker & Warburg‚ London‚ in 1995)‚ Dr Frances Wood claims that Marco did not go to China and that he probably never traveled much further than the family ’s trading post on the Black Sea and in Constantinople. (Rachewiltz) There are many parts of his accounts open to question and criticism. However‚ it was likely that he did get to China. As to whether he personally witnessed all that he said‚ or was favored in the court of Kublai Khan
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Susan Whitfield writes Life along the Silk Road based on character stories occurring between the eight and tenth century‚ all living at different times. She writes this history for several reasons. First‚ she writes it to change the negative perception of the history of Central Asia that we know through the annals of its neighbors. By explaining the history of the region through the eyes of its own occupants‚ it rids the history of any distorted views from neighboring civilizations. She uses the
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