What did the ancient Mongols do? The ancient Mongol empire controlled more land than any other empire and included a very wide range of cultures‚ peoples‚ and religions. Everyone knows the name of Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) and his reputation as a fierce warrior and brutal conqueror. What you may not know is that he was a very savvy politician. His political skill not only created this tremendous empire‚ but also saved his people from destruction. He established the system that preserved
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structure at least partly by coercion. (En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire) 2. He was the founder and Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire‚ the largest contiguous empire ever‚ from 1206 until his death in Autumn 1227. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_khan) 3. In modern Mongolia‚ Genghis Khan is regarded as the father of the nation for his role in uniting the Mongol confederations and therefore providing a common identity to what had previously been a territory of nomadic tribes sharing only
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Genghis Khan was known as one the greatest leaders and conquerors in the world. From the moment he became the Mongol leader he already foreshadowed having the largest empire the world has known. He was able to conqueror cities before he could even arrive. His power was so absolute no one even dared to challenge him. Genghis Khan is a leader who has been taught and known by nearly every person in the world. To this day he still taught because of the legacy he left. Before Genghis Khan became Genghis
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Chapter 8 |1. |Explain the way Islam began to fragment along three separate paths. What were these paths‚ and how were their beliefs different?| |2. |Explain how Islam was able to spread from Spain to India in a relatively short amount of time‚ dominating a wide range of | | |territories and societies. | |3. |Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization
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America or the steppes of northern China to connect to other civilizations. The most prominent example of this is the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century. The cultural advancement that allowed the pastoral society to conquer almost all of Eurasia was their finely-honed skill of horseback riding and mounted warfare‚ which was “central to their conquest” (469). The Mongols were able to break out of the cold‚ harsh region
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see a banner detailing the early stages of Genghis Khan’s ‚ whose original name was Temujin’s‚ life. He was born as a Mongol tribe leaders son. As he was a tribesman he grew up learning and adhering to tribal life. Mongol tribe life is constantly on the move and very ruthless. When Temujin’s father was killed by a rival or enemy tribe‚ Temujin gathered together over 20‚000 Mongol soldiers to exact revenge on the clan that killed his father. This according to some of the signs on the wall was supposedly
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sandstorms. The nomadic Mongols lived in the areas that a certain merchant‚ Marco Polo‚ visited. In those areas‚ Mongols were extremely militaristic‚ campaigning near the same routes that Marco Polo was taking. The Mongols were rulers of vast territories‚ and they ruled this way by involving those that were of different ethnicities into their government and military. Looting was a very popular practice for the Mongols who were fighting to gain riches. Also‚ the nomadic Mongols lived in houses called
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reckless son on the other hand; suggested a frontal assault on the Mongols. Genghis seizing the flaw in Tayang’s plan moved rapidly to keep them pinned against the mountains to their rear. He in addition took the advantage of the superior mobility of his troops by encircling the enemy forcing them closer together‚ from which archery was less effective than the caracole tactics of the Mongolian army. By dawn the next day the Mongols sealed the victory capturing Tayang. Evidently after this battle the
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had three full brothers; Jochi khasar(Jochi senior) Temuge‚ and Khajun. He also had two step brothers‚ one of which he killed when he was still a boy. His father died‚ and left the step children in the care of Genghis’s mother. In 1206‚ the Mongol people made him ruler. The only thing he was afraid of where dogs; their barks scared him. Significant Achievements:
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origins of the Assassins because most early sources are written by enemies of the order‚ are based on legends‚ or both. Most sources dealing with the order’s inner workings were destroyed with the capture of Alamut‚ the Assassins’ headquarters‚ by the mongols in 1256. However‚ it is possible to trace the beginnings of the cult back to its first Grandmaster‚ Hassan-i Sabbah. Hassan using his fame and popularity to amass followers.
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