1. Which of the following describes the role pastoral societies played in world history before the Mongol Empire? d) They introduced new political models that reshaped the states of older civilizations. a) They preserved the lifestyle of gathering and hunting societies. c) They created a series of nomadic empires and controlled major trade routes. b) They spread their polytheistic religions to neighboring civilizations. 2. Why did pastoral societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian
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accepting Genghis Khan’s activities as pivotal in world history and the shaping of the modern world. Thus‚ the publication of Jack Weatherford’s book‚ Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World‚ is a welcome addition to the literature on the Mongols. The book is organized into an introduction‚ and then three sections of the text itself‚ and concluding with an epilogue‚ notes‚ glossary‚ and bibliography. Preceding all of these is a genealogical table showing Genghis
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most cases involving WW3) will play out in the upshot. Even though his essay was written around the beginning of the cold war it is logical to assume his predictions are still relevant today. His essay talks about the end of humanity‚ reversion to barbarism‚ and humanity under a single government. Bertrand Russell describes humanity’s
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Piggy was the most technical and constructional boy in his group. Piggy represented technology‚ which must be built upon the basis of order of civilization. Under Ralph’s unstable rule‚ Piggy’s words were not listened. Because things that directly affect their daily life‚ such as safe food and concern of monster‚ were more important than hopes to be rescued‚ people overlooked Piggy’s opinions. Under barbarian society‚ technology was never used for its adequate purpose. When power takes over order
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societies into a far more centralized and hierarchical political system in which power was concentrated in a divinely sanctioned ruler and differences in the status of clans were more pronounced. The Xiongnu system created a model that later Turkic and Mongol empires emulated. • It was within the Arab world that Islam‚ the largest and most expansive religious tradition of the postclassical period‚ emerged. Pastoral Arabs also provided the shock troops of the Islamic expansion that carved out the Arab
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1450 C.E.‚ China was taken over by the Mongols and submitted to their rule; however‚ the Mongols kept the bureaucratic political system in play throughout their rule in China. Economically‚ Chinese involvement and production with trade increased majorly‚ but the Silk Road trade route was used continuously throughout the time period. As the changes and continuities appeared‚ they citizens of China could direct them back to only one group‚ the mighty Mongols. After Genghis Khan’s rule ended‚ his sons
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Compare and Contrast Essay The Mongols and the Franks similate in many different ways that lead to such rapid conquest throughout different regions in the world. Some of the similarities were how both of the famous rulers‚ Charlemagne (Franks) and Genghis Khan (Mongols) divided up their land to family descendants such as Kublai Khan. Some main areas in which they differ is through their way of living‚ culture and there religions that they practiced and allowed to be practiced such as Christianity
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great change in Eurasia. During this time period nomadic groups like the Turks and especially the Mongols began to unite and invade many areas of Eurasia. The Mongols were able to for a massive empire spanning nearly all of Eurasia‚ uniting almost the entire continent. The Mongol invasion brought with it many major political changes‚ especially in China‚ Persia‚ and Russia. In China before the Mongol invasion there were some parts of China that were not unified as the Song dynasty lost power‚ and
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Mongol Compare and Contrast While the Mongols’ political influence in China was more dramatic in the short term‚ the Mongols actually influenced China less than they did Russia‚ which labored under a longer Mongol influence for centuries. Economically though‚ the Mongols had a far reaching impact on both Russia and China with many positive effects including inprovements with trade. The political impact of Mongol rule was much more significant on China than it was on Russia. China lies just south
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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‚ led 150‚000 and 200‚000 troops into Russia‚ destroying many villages‚ destroying churches and
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