skills ▪ Grew up riding horses ▪ Hone skills w/ hunting & competitive games ▪ Short bows enable archers to use while riding ▪ Stiff firing arrows reach long distances ▪ Mongol horsemen most mobile force in pre- modern world – surprise attacks on enemies o Psychology of
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the circle on your answer document for the answer you have chosen. SAMPLE The Great Wall of China was built to — A B C D close China to foreign trade provide a trade route across Asia protect China from invaders create a monument to Mongol rule 3 VA545542_WT_RB_Reg_VA540438_WT_SPC_CmtyRB 3/5/13 8:42 AM Page 4 1 When studying prehistoric people‚ cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to — A B C D 2 speculate about daily lives understand spoken languages
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River fell under Mongol control. This accomplishment made the Mongol empire wealthy. (Kent‚ Zachary‚
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Were the Mongols Barbarians? Heather Daniels “The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you‚ to see his cities reduced to ashes‚ to see those who love him shrouded in tears‚ and to gather to your bosom his wives and daughters.” ― Genghis Khan The Mongols were definitely Barbarians and savage in their methods. Evidence such as the appealing amounts of death they caused‚ their uncivilized lifestyle and the fact they cared more for passion and war than they did
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APWH Period 1 StateBuilding 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. The process of statebuilding was a result of many transformations with religion‚ the ability to conquer and rule and political impacts. Although Islamic Caliphates and Mongol Khanates had different approaches with some similarities‚ they still managed to expand and build a larger empire with their strategic thinking. A majority of state building branched from religious‚ political and power of control
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period‚ both the Umayyad and Mongol empires rose to the height of their power through many similarities and differences. For example‚ both dynasties expanded by militaristic advances‚ but a single man was responsible for the rise of the Mongols and they also supported all faiths unlike the Umayyad. The Mongol founder‚ Genghis Khan‚ conquered surrounding nomadic tribes and brought them under his rule through extensive military conquest. Over the entire rise of the Mongols‚ they gained Asia‚ Russia
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have become more like Mongols in their pastoral adaptations‚ many Mongols have adopted an urban way of life and moved away. As described by anthropologist William Janowiak‚ the result were not what the Chinese government intended. In many ways‚ to be sure‚ the urban Mongols had abandoned their traditional culture and assimilated to the dominant Han culture. Many Mongols in the city no longer speak the Mongol language. Parents find it difficult to get children to speak Mongol when they live among
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year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain‚ Yesugei‚ and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin‚ which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several days of travel Temujin and Yesugei came across a tribe of Mongols that were very
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Indigo Golub Per. 3 During 13th century‚ the Mongols ruled both China‚ and Russia. The Mongols had similar and different political and economic effects on these regions. For example‚ the Khans chose a Russian ruler to take the position as Grand Prince and gave them the authority over other rulers. In contrast‚ the Mongols gave native Chinese no power within their government‚ but in fact they brought in Arabs‚ Europeans‚ and Persians to help them rule. In addition‚ during the Yuan Dynasty circa
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African Sudanic Empire and Mongols were similar because they both had great centers of trade‚ such as Timbuktu and the Silk Road‚ and had a flourishing economy‚ the Sudanic Empire was greatly influenced by Islam whereas the Mongols accepted many different faiths and the Mongol Empire rose though war and conquest through violence‚ while the Sudanic Empire rose through more peaceful strategies. The Mongols and the Sudanic empires both had successful economies. The Mongols conquered China in 1220 and
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