Kublai Khan was a ruler during the thirteenth century. He was a Mongol dreamer‚ visionary‚ and had the desire to unite different nationalities‚ religions‚ and cultures together under the Yuan Empire. Kublai Khan was a great sympathizer for the Chinese people‚ even though he was Mongolian by birth. He didn’t necessarily always trust the Chinese people‚ but he was fascinated with their traditions‚ culture‚ and arts. Conservative Mongolians would get offended and would repeatedly cause Kublai Khan problems
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The "two dates most often mentioned as "the beginning of World War II" are July 7‚ 1937‚ when the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" led to a prolonged war between Japan and China"‚ other than September 1st‚ 1939(“World War 2” 24). During the Marco Polo Bridge incident‚ Japan surrounded a small town near the Marco Polo Bridge‚ while being as subtle as an elephant playing the trumpet on ice‚ that was legal due to a law that was exploited before China knew what
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People have believed that Marco Polo introduced spaghetti from China to Italy‚ but that is incorrect. Though‚ Chinese were eating noodles as long ago as 2000 BC (this is known thanks to the discovery of a well-preserved bowl of noodles over 4000 years old)‚ but the familiar legend of Marco Polo importing pasta from China is just that—a legend. In additions‚ there is evidence state that the ancient Etruscans in Italy were eating pasta at least 1600 years before Marco Polo was born. It is also believed
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focusing on the sources provided by Gernet‚ he explains in his introduction‚ he states that his primary source for his information is by the Venetian explorer‚ Marco Polo. His book is called The Book of Marco Polo‚ easily enough. Marco Polo is his main source in his description of the city of Hangchow. “The choice of this city...Marco Polo stayed there for a considerable length of time during the years of 1276-1292.” In his stay in Hangchow‚ he wrote journal entries and memoirs of his time in the
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Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies Review of Related Literature and Studies A review of related literature and studies is the theories which the researchers use to explain the existence of a research problem and use as a bases in analyzing relationship between variables can be generated from reference books and of collecting‚ selecting and reading books‚ journals‚ reports‚ abstract‚ and other reference materials. The Chapter begins with the Introduction‚ Related Literature
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Why did Chinese farmers move from northern to southern China during the Tang and Song dynasties? Attacks and wars by tribes drove many farmers to move south. How did the raising of rice change over time and how did it influence China? New types of rice were brought to China and it matured in two months instead of five which allowed the farmers to grow surplus amounts of rice. What was the importance of the Grand Canal? The farmers were able to ship their rice across the Grand Canal and busy boat
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Power is defined as the ability to do something or act in a particular way‚ especially as a faculty or quality. How one interprets and uses this definition can differ between people‚ based on personal morals‚ motivations‚ experiences‚ and beliefs. You can clearly see these differences in utilization of power in the Ancient and Imperial Chinese civilizations. The civilization that was most powerful and used their power most effectively was the Mongol dynasty. They used their power to take over
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Were the Dark Ages really that dark? The 13th century is firmly in the category of centuries considered to be in the Dark Ages during the time period of 500-1500 AD. There are many events‚ discoveries and developments during this time period that would dispute the term “Dark Ages”. One of the most lasting documents that still impacts certain societies today was written in the year 1215. This document is known as the Magna Carta. The term Magna Carta is Latin for the “Great Charter”. Signed by King
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how the army was arranged‚ and documents 8 and 9 in which they are letters from the Pope Innocent IV about how Genghis Khan destroyed empires and people and a reply about why he did this. Documents 3 and 5 are written from outsiders’ perspectives (Marco Polo and a Franciscan friar) abo8ut how they use their weapons and manufacture items. Document 5 also has information about which items each gender is responsible for. This is how they expanded quicker than any other empire up to them‚ the Mongolian
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map of the Mongol Empires‚ proves this. In Document 7 Marco Polo’s route is shown and it is clear that he traveled mostly over land. He traveled along the Silk Road a small passage reaching through the mountains guarding the China’s eastern border. This route would be used for centuries as a connection to Eastern Asia. Document 9 also includes Marco Polo; as‚ it is an excerpt from his own account of the City Kinsay. While visiting China Marco Polo took note of the large markets in which all types of
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