family taught him to be a merchant. He learned how to read‚ write‚ calculate‚ and use foreign money. In 1269‚ Marco’s father and uncle‚ Niccolò and Maffeo‚ returned to Venice after visiting China. In China‚ they had met the Mongol conqueror Kublai Khan. The khan invited the Polos to return. He asked them to bring Christian scholars to explain the Christian religion to him. TRIP TO CHINA In 1271‚ Niccolò and Maffeo set out for China again. Marco‚ then 17 years old‚ joined his father and uncle for the
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neighboring societies8. They then arrived at the Court of the Great Kublai Khan in what is now the City of Peking. Marco marvels at the beauty of the buildings‚ and gardens in the city. From the very populous city ran roads out to the country. Every part of the country was carefully noted in the official records‚ and the distance from Peking to every village in the empire was included in these records. The Great Khan had a messenger service that used these roads to bring news to him from all
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question that historians have tried to address for a long time. Mongolians were so successful in their conquests because they were created from their steppe lifestyle of horse and bow and received the uniting leader that they needed in 1204‚ Genghis Khan. The Mongols were first recorded in 618-907 in China. Their word for "Mongol" means brave fighter who knows no fear ("The Mongols Conquests..." 9). The Mongolian lifestyle was one of great hardship and contributed to their success. Mongolians were
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Genghis Khan was one of history’s most famous military leaders and warriors for the Mongol Empire. He conquered an immense empire that stretched from the Yellow Sea to the Black Sea. While he was alive he made many conquests‚ gained power‚ and made many contributions to Mongolian life and culture. His empire lasted for more than 150 years after his abrupt and unknown death in 1227. Genghis Khan was born as “Temujin” in Mongolia around 1162. He was born clutching a blood clot in his hand. In legends
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history. His story would become wildly popular and spark many imaginations when it was dictated to and written down by Rustichello da Pisa‚ in The Travels of Marco Polo (c.1300). Along with his father and uncle‚ Marco set out for the seat of Kublai Khan at Khanbaliq‚ Cathay. During the 17 years Marco was in Kublai’s service‚ he would travel throughout the empire doing the great Khan’s bidding. It is unclear when Marco made his way to the city of Hangzhou‚ the former capital of the defeated southern
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was a great place with many palaces which are like churches. One of their palaces sits so high up that the Khan himself feels that he can be seen by everyone. So my point of view behind why I think documents 1 and 4 are positive is because both writers talk about how great their city and the people in it are. Based on Guyuk Khan Writings I can tell that it is negative because the Guyuk Khan is talking about accepting peace and surrendering their fortresses. The bad thing is that if the people decide
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EVALUARE ÎN EDUCAŢIE Limba Engleză Etapa I – 19.11.2011 7th grade – 5th year of study Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 120 minute. Punctaj total: 100 puncte. Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu. I. VOCABULARY (25p) Circle the correct answer: Example: The four ……………... of the year are: spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. a) days b) months c) seasons 2p 1. The day before Christmas is called Christmas ……………… . a) Eve b) Evening c) Saturday Look into the oven and see if the ………….is ready. a) cake b) soup
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in world history? There has been considerable speculation about the reasons for the Mongol eruption from Mongolia‚ and though there is no scholarly consensus on specific reasons‚ many have pointed to the causes of trade‚ and the figure of Chinggis Khan. A second reason often mentioned is the attempt by Mongolia’s neighbors in north and northwest China to reduce the amount of trade with the Mongols. Since the Mongols depended on trade for goods that they desperately needed — such as grain‚ craft
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chain of Mongolian military successes. In the following essay‚ I will discuss the aspects of the Mongolian army’s character and assess the reasons for its success. Chain of command. While the final word came from the supreme Khan‚ and everyone was obliged to obey‚ Chingiz Khan introduced a system of leadership assignment that left room for initiative.
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Mass Upsurge‚ 1969 started with the student unrest of 1968 against the tyrannical rule of ayub khan‚ President of Pakistan. The movement soon engulfed the whole of the then East Pakistan peasants‚ artisans‚ workers joined the movement almost en masse. Due to continuous exaction of undue demands the labouring class of the industrial belts and low and medium income groups soon turned the movement into a struggle for economic emancipation. The racial repression and the deprivation of the Bengalis within
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