Iroquois confederation c) some European colonists appreciated Iroquois values of social equality and personal freedom (even for women)agriculture‚depose officeholders5. 5. Herding Peoples of the a) Turkic warrior Timur tried to restore the Mongol Empire ca. 1400 but ended up devastating Russia‚ Persia‚ and India b) his successors kept control of the area between Persia and Afghanistan for a century c) Timur’s conquest was the last great military success of Central Asian nomads
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well interpreted to young people because what often at first appears as a difference in moral principles is not so in fact. It is rather a difference in how the same principle is applied in the context of a different set of beliefs. In fact‚ the Mongols did very well in embracing diversity because they used to accept all people from different areas and backgrounds and they were tolerant of different religions‚ and this resulted when their multi-aspects culture began to flourish depending on the principle
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with his father and uncle to China and they passed through Armenia‚ Persia‚ Afghanistan‚ Gobi desert and along the Silk Road to China. After over three years‚ the Polos reached China. The wisdom and behavior of Marco Polo impressed Kublai Khan‚ the Mongol emperor; therefore‚ he served as a special envoy for Kublai Khan. However‚ the Polos wanted to return home after 17 years living in China because they were homesick and worried that if Kublai Khan died‚ they may not able to take their fortune home
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became “Tamerlane”. This handicap never hampered his ambitions. His aim was to become a conqueror of the caliber of Chengez Khan. Timur’s career was a combination of destruction and construction. On one hand he organized his army on the line of Mongols but on the other hand he left his administration in the hands of trained Muslim administrators. He would punish rebellions like Chengez Khan but would show a lot of respect for Muslim men of learning. Before destroying a beautiful peace of architecture
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quickly turned in to a pathway for the trade of knowledge. Goods were not the only thing traded on the Silk Road though so was disease. The most notable was the Bubonic Plague‚ or in layman’s terms the Black plague. The plague originated from the Mongols and spread westward with the help of the Silk Road. With so many merchants from all over the spread was inevitable. Whether goods were carried from animal or boat the plague was transferred from one man to the next. Anything that reached the Silk
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(940-1212) the first Muslim Turkic state was formed. 8. At that period there were a lot of flourishing cities (Otrar‚ Suzak‚ Sauran‚ Djent and others) with a high level of culture‚ developed trade and handicrafts on the territory of Kazakhstan. 9. The mongol invasion into the Central Asia led by Chingizkhan started at the beginning of the XIII century. 10. In 1218 Chingizkhan conquered Semirechie and started the siege of Otrar‚ which did not surrender to him; after six months of defense Otrar surrendered
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Chapter Twenty-Two 1. Identify the most significant land and sea routes in the fourteenth century. What societies tended to control and profit from these routes? The most significant routes were the Silk Road & sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. With the silk road‚ Eurasia & west Africa profited while in the sealanes‚ southeast Asia‚ India‚ Arabia‚ Africa‚ China‚ Japan‚ & Africa profited. 2. What was the role of religion in the cultural interactions of this era? Which religion had the greater
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The age of exploration‚ a period of expansion for many Eurasian empires occured between 1450 and 1800. During this period both the Spanish and thep Russian empires were able to advance economically from their connections with societies westward. Both empires used some form of a labor system in order to support their social structures‚ despite the fact that where the laborers originated was different within the two empires. From a political standpoint‚ both empires were run under an autocratic government
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didn’t stand a chance even though they had more men * Succession battles between Mohammed Askia I’s sons in 1593 led to civil war * Lost total control of trade and wealth due to Portuguese explorations around West Africa. | * Threats of invasion by Mongols and Machu * Weakened by power struggles * Became isolated because of the Great Wall of China * Sever famine * Economic problems – people stopped paying taxes | * Main threat – BEIC * Wars of succession weakened empire after Akbar’s death. * |
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traded regularly with Orient. They had spent a lot of time in Constantinople‚ Crimea and around the Balkans. When Marco was six years old‚ his father and uncle set out on their trip to Far East. In 1265‚ they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan‚ the Mongol emperor who ruled over two thirds of Asia and asked them to bring 100 European priests to his court. In 1269‚ Nicolo and Maffeo polo returned to Venice‚ and they had known that Marco’s mother had died while they were on their journey. In 1271‚ Marco
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