A society is defined by its willingness to persistently search for knowledge‚ and push its boundaries further. This idea was evident in the Medieval world‚ in which Europeans were constantly striving for exploration and new trade routes. Majorca‚ the largest Balearic Island‚ was taken by the Crown of Aragon/Cataluña in the thirteenth century‚ and provided much revenue through its prime location as a cosmopolitan city in which Christian‚ Muslim‚ and Jewish travelers‚ merchants‚ and navigators explored
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During the Post-Classical Age‚ cities and urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem‚ trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish‚ and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education. Cities in Muslim society played a major role in religion because they
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Adelma‚ The Afterlife? Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is a surreal novel that leaves the reader unsure if he/she is coming or going. Marco Polo converses in a garden with Kublai Khan on a daily basis and tells him of the travels that he has experienced. We are met with many different descriptions of cities‚ some light and some dark. The novel describes a world of constant uniformity. Although there is a wide sense of travel throughout the novel‚ there is also a sense of stagnation. We are
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Nigel Lewis November 17‚ 2010 2nd Period DBQ: The Mongol Terror‚ Mongol Peace Although many Mongols conquered peoples of Eurasia viewed the invasion as negative during the 13th and 14th centuries‚ many viewed this intrusion as positive According to Carpini and William of Rubrick‚ they both have positive things to say about the Mongols. I say this because document 1 states that the Mongols pay their lords more respect than any other people‚ and would hardly dare lie to them (Doc #1). I think
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inventions like the first flying machine‚ and so on‚ were important contributors to science of the time. I believe the exploration of the Renaissance was by far the most important factor. Explorers like Marco Polo who later influenced Columbus and Magellan lived during this time. The explorations of Marco Polo are very significant. Not only did he travel to several different places‚ he also found out a lot about Chinese culture‚ which was really known to Europeans during that time. He also found out about
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Foreign Destination Research Project Laura Telutki HTT/200 February 9‚ 2014 Ed Gaeraths Foreign Destination Research Project When I was a young girl‚ I fantasized about becoming a stewardess so that I could travel the world and visit exotic places. Unfortunately‚ in order to be a stewardess‚ one of the many qualifications years ago‚ was that you had to be at least 5’8” tall and I was only 5’5”. My dream of becoming a stewardess was shattered; however‚ it did not stop me from wanting to travel
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The strong military‚ organized government and religious tolerance all pointed that Mongols are civilized; therefore‚ they should not be called as barbarians which have no humanity‚ cruel‚ violent and are lack of managements. The Mongols were used to be small clans which often fight with each other for supplies. Around 1200‚ Temujin‚ Genghis Khan‚ defeated his enemies one by one and united the Mongols. He led the Mongols and found the largest connected land empire in the history‚ the Mongol Empire
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dynasty‚ the Chinese created a recipe called “Kulfi” which was milk ice mixed with pistachio. It was believed to be the archetype of today’s ice-cream. In the 13th century‚ Marco Polo visited China and fell in love with the frozen desert‚ so he took the technique of making ice cream back to Italy. During his journey‚ Marco Polo created his own recipe by adding a few ingredients such as yak milk with snow. After he introduced the delicacy to the Italians‚ it became very popular and soon spread to France
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trade. The Mongols needed traded with other countries because they didn’t settle down to make their own goods‚ instead they would steal from others. Document 8 is written from the point of view of one of the Great Khan’s ambassadors‚ Marco Polo. The way that Marco Polo regards everything about Kubilai Kahn is not surprising considering he
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organized form of government they brought‚ and finally‚ the spread of their culture through trading and invasions throughout the Post-Classical world. Firstly‚ the expansion of the Islamic empire kept growing and its prosperity was never lacking. Marco Polo‚ himself‚ observed the city of Tabriz‚ which was an urban area belonging to the province of Azerbaijan‚ a Muslim area. “The inhabitants support themselves principally from commerce and manufacture” (Doc. 5). This quote from the document shows that
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