HEIAN JAPAN SUI (7941185) (581618) TANG ( 618907) SONG (9601279) YUAN (12711368) S at first women had more rights than Chinese women‚ but it slowly declined because marriages were less important than politics. They‚ however‚ weren’t secluded at home and they weren’t required to do foot binding. Bonds began to form through diplomacy. S Highly patriarchal. One and only empress‚ Wu Zhou: was a favorite concubine of the emperor. Women’s femininity
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Genghis Khan Changez Khan was born in 1162 at Mongolia. His father Yesukhei was the chief of the minor Borijin clan of nomadic Mongols‚ who lived by hunting. His mother’s name was Hoelun. He was given the name Temujin. Mongol legend says that the baby was born with a blood-clot in his fist‚ a sign that he would be a great warrior. When Temujin was nine‚ his father took him to a neighboring tribe to work for several years and earn a bride. On the way home‚ Yesukhei was poisoned by rivals‚ and
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and religious backgrounds. One famous civilization he found interesting was located in Cathay (China)‚ which was controlled by Kublai Khan of the Mongols. Even though Marco Polo’s travels may seem skeptical
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This was incorrect as for they did not even know of the existence of China and the Mongol Empire‚ which were much more complex societies than they were. Some places in China and the Mongol Empire even had indoor plumbing and the successful economic usage of paper money was utilized in society. This made the Europeans competitive and they started trying to match the other empires. The
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brought these goods to trade in the Silk Roads. This era in the Silk Road ended with the Mongol Invasion of Eurasia. The Mongols started the Yuan Dynasty in China. Instead of taking over and forcing their own customs on China‚ they let them have their own identity. The Mongols even encouraged trade on the Silk Road and wanted to make an economy out of trading silk. The route also spread the plague. The Mongol unification of the
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of these main characteristics; calligraphy‚ vegetal patterns‚ and geometric patterns. These ceramic tiles are from the Ilkhanid period and are dated to around the 1260s. In 1258 the Abbasid Caliphate fell to the Mongol hoards from the East and the Ilkhanid dynasty headed by the Mongols began.
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beer swinging‚ Harley-riding gangbanger‚ the truth of his identity became blurry‚ even to himself” (cover). Billy St. John is known as the undercover cop with desires to enter and then expose one of the rowdiest motorcycle gangs called the Mongols. The Mongols were a motorcycle gang‚ small in size‚ but tough on anyone that crossed their paths. These guys wore black and white patches to symbolize the colors of their gang. The patches were an identity to them‚ along with their motorcycles. Queen initially
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All actions have consequences. In the story “The Lady or the Tiger” written by Frank R. Stockton‚ the princess is left with the decision to either feed her lover to a tiger or watch her lover be happily married to another beautiful woman. The reader is led to believe that the princess persuaded her lover to pick the door with the tiger behind it. The princess had concluded that the consequence of killing her lover was better than having to deal with the jealousy of watching him live happily with
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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Giavonni Baccaccio Describes Black Death Around the 12 ro 1300s‚ Europe and Chinas population took a major hit in decreation following what is now called Black Death. Black Death killed millions when it hit Countries and was one of the most devasating plagues of time‚ dropping Chinas population from 123 million to 65 million and Europes from 70 million to 45 million. In 1348 Giovanni Boccaccio decsribes what Black Death did to the lives of those who were infected in Flourence. Black Death; started
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