MaryKate Chorazak World Civilizations I Professor Coleman April 3‚ 2015 Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World The Mongol empire was larger than any empire of its time‚ covering an area almost as large as Africa. Despite this fact‚ its people were generally known as brutal savages who lived to destroy civilizations. However‚ Jack Weatherford believes otherwise. He recognizes Mongolia’s leader‚ Genghis Khan‚ as a highly influential ruler instead of a blood-thirsty barbarian. In fact‚ Weatherford
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1. Consider the role that A.Q. Khan played in the illicit nuclear trade. Would a modern terrorist group‚ such as ISIS‚ be able to obtain special nuclear materials in a similar fashion? The A.Q. Khan played a major role in the illicit nuclear trade business. In fact‚ Khan showed how successful terrorists could be if they played their cards correct. Despite being taken down‚ Khan’s business “roots” are still lingering out there. Khan’s major contribution to the networks was the “…release of designs
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Mongol domination of China lasted from 1211 until 1368. Mongol clans existed in Mongolia for a long time before‚ but Genghis Khan was the first to have the idea to take over other nations. Khan was allied with the Mongols and when he was poisoned by a rival clan his son allied with the Mongols. In 1206 he unified the Mongols into a single confederation. His son was Genghis Khan‚ who put the Mongols on the map as a force to be reckoned with. He created an army with no tribal affiliations and he chose
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Genghis Khan (Temujin) How did Genghis Khan change the world? Well Genghis Khan conquered a lot of Asia and united it because of his strong military. He increased trade dramatically by making the first international postal system. He also spread a lot of great inventions‚ for example‚ silk and paper. This is how he is great and how he changed the world. The first thing I will be talking about is how he was able to conquer a lot of Asia and unite it. He united the Mongols which was a big step because
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Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (Temujin) is an awesome Military Leader. He spread things and preserved religions after he conquer them. He united Asia under one ruler. He helped the Silk Road and was very rich and profitable. He treated his soldiers well and believed in loyalty. Genghis Khan is great and this is why: He spread a lot of things and he paved way for the Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty‚ China invented a lot of things. They invented Gunpowder‚ Paper Money‚ Magnetic Compass and more
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either a generic vs. brand name product? Do you reach for the brand name box of Kraft macaroni and cheese‚ or would you rather pick up a generic box of macaroni and cheese to save that extra 10 cents? Is your decision based off a difference in taste or is it simply a matter of paying for quality of the product? What does spending more money on a brand name food product have to say about who we are in our culture today? Today there is an idea that by buying a brand name product a person is buying
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Name Asuna Ayaka (Hero Name: Phantom Hacker): What is your character? Superhuman (A young human woman with the power to manipulate technology with her mind) Hero/villain Hero Description – what it looks like‚ wears‚ personality (in a paragraph) Asuna is a twenty-one-year-old woman who can manipulate technology by looking at a device and affecting it with her mind‚ similar to psychokinesis. She has long brown hair that she likes to wear down‚ teal eyes‚ and often dresses casually in hoodies‚ tank
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and His Contributions Some personalities leave far-reaching effects in history and the succeeding generations cannot ignore them. Such is the personality of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who showed the ray of light to the Muslims and enabled them to restore their lost status. The great emancipator of the Indian Muslims Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born at Delhi on October 17‚ 1817. This is the period when the great Mughal Empire was close to a complete collapse. Sir Syed’s family had
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Genghis Khan was one of the world’s greatest leaders. He was born in 1167 near lake Baikal in Russia At the age of 13 he succeeded his father as tribal chief. By 1206 he was the master of much of Mongolia and was named by his people Genghis Kahn meaning precious warrior lord. In 1208 he got his foothold inside the great wall of China and in 1213 he led his armies south and west into the area and did not stop until he reached Shantung Peninsula. In 1215 he captured Yenking with his
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statement of “your name represents your personality” means it’s who you are‚ your name is like a permanent name tag made especially just for you. Names can be changed effortlessly nowadays‚ people would change it because they don’t like the sound of it or other reasons‚ but the name also represents someone’s identity and identity is unique. There is only one of you and your name represents it. Neglecting your given name is roughly the same as being a whole new person. Names are what makes up a
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