...The Mongols: How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? A long time ago, around the 13th century C.E., a vast civilization rose. They swept the nation of their feet with ‘brutal blows’. But, were they really as Barbaric as they say? Or were they made out to be worse than they really were? The definition of “Barbaric” is someone or something that is savagely cruel and exceedingly brutal. Which many believed the Mongols were exactly that. However, labeling these men as “savagely cruel and exceedingly brutal,” would be a complete misjudgement. In order to start a new ruling they had to set examples. Let us take a moment to realize that not one army has ever won any territory or control by simply ‘talking it over’, much to our dismay. So of course blood was spilled (like any war that has ever taken place) but this blood was not spilled for an absent cause. These Warriors had a reason for their doings...
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...How Barbaric were the Barbarians? In history, the world has faced with war with people going against with each other but, was there a popular group who caused this catastrophe? In matter of fact there was, the Mongols. The Mongols, a nomadic tribe, who followed their leader, Temuchin or known as Genghis Khan, swept country after country to get their ways with savage and cruel demolition. The word ‘barbaric’ is defined to be, “savagely cruel;exceedingly brutal” which in this case, fits to the Barbarians. Due to the influence from Genghis Khan to his tribe causing destruction, here are reasons why the Barbarians were Barbaric. The influence of Genghis Khan started the Mongols to have savage acts. As a kid, Khan was a fighter after the death of his parents and fought for leadership in the Mongol clan then becoming a leader. Khan’s first attempt of invasion were the Chinese enemies. As it says on the Background Document, “Numerous Chinese cities felt Mongol brutality. Slaughter was so great that the streets of the Chinese capital were greasy with human fat and flesh.” This proves that Genghis Khan’s movement were brutal, even in his first target wipe out the city. Despite that the Chinese capital was swept away, even his actions...
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...How Barbaric were the Barbarians? For hundreds and hundreds of years, the Mongols were the rulers of China and most of Asia. As the empire grew, the Mongols became more and more vicious in their attacks. The Mongols were very barbaric in most, if not all, of their efforts for conquering cities and war. They were barbaric in three main ways, in their way of warfare, how Genghis Khan controlled his army, and how they governed their empire. One way the Mongols were barbaric was the way in which they fought in warfare. When Genghis Khan first started conquering Asia, he was as brutal as ever. According to the article, The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”?, some of the cities in China even said that the slaughter was so great that they saw “the streets of the Chinese capital were greasy with human fat and flesh.” This must mean that this specific battle brought death upon many of the people in China. Also, if the Mongols are in a battle in hopes of conquering the city and they end up failing, they use another method where they throw Greek fire (napalm) and use the...
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...According to Dictionary.com a barbarian is a member of a primitive or uncivilized people; a coarse, insensitive, disorganized or uncultured person; or a vicious, and brutal person. The question is, how barbaric were these “barbarians”? Well, when it comes to the Mongols, they are only a few of the things that were mentioned before. The Mongols were one of the civilizations that conquered many territories, as claimed in Document 1. Doing this doesn’t make them barbarian along with their impeccable laws and customs, religion, commerce and their travel and communication. In certain ways the Mongols were very flexible and organized. They believed in only one god but accepted different beliefs. According to Document 9, Mongke Khan ordered...
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...In the article, The Mongals: how barbaric do you think the Barbarians were? During the 13th century a small tribe from the grasslands or steppes of Central Asia conquered much of the known world. The Barbarians lived beyond the reach of civilization and they were also savage. Mongols had their brutal side. The Barbarians send a detachment of captives and mean of other nationalities who are fighting with them to meet the enemy head on, and some of the Tartars may perhaps accompany them (DOC 3). They make a strong attack with engines and arrows and they do not leave off fighting by day or night. Sometimes the barbarians would take the fat of the people they kill and, melting it, throw in on to the houses. The mongols now descended from the...
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...During the 13th century a small tribe known as the “barbarians” swept across Asia, Middle East, and Eastern Europe. They were known to be the negative and evil people throughout their civilizations. These people had little thoughts about farming due to them being nomadic and had always eaten meat. They were also known to be very destructive in their path. First off, Genghis Khan’s had violent ideas as one of them being, slaughtering the streets of Chinese capital with human flesh everywhere. A little history about Genghis Khan is that he never had the easiest childhood. He spent most of his teenage years fighting clan rivals since his father was poisoned by a rival. Genghis had won the leadership in 1206 while aspirations began to grow...
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...The Mongols The Mongols became successful conquerors due to their military prowess coupled with their excellence in riding and attacking in an extremely brutal manner that terrorized enemies. During the thirteenth century the world was taken by a storm. It changed the entire map of the world. Many nations had to permanently leave their homes to settle in other places. Political boundaries as well as cultural values changed. The three major religions of the world: Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism were also affected along with other changes that came about. For our benefit the Mongols expanded the world where East met the West. Some of the most ferocious leaders of the Mongols were Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulegu, and Tamerlane. (Nicolle). The life of the Mongols was a constant cycle of seasonal migrations from the flat open summer pastures to protected river valleys for the winter. Each tribe or clan would return to their traditional pastures year after year. (Marshall 16). Today, extended nomadic families live on large collectives of land controlled by the state. Eight hundred years ago, the Mongols lived not on collectives but in loosely defined tribes or clans. They shared the land; took care of their sheep, and horses. Horses were their most prized possessions. Some eight hundred years ago, they lived in tribes or clans. (17). In these modern times the life of Mongol herdsmen still revolves around their sheep and...
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...Reading the Novel in English 1950–2000 i RTNA01 1 13/6/05, 5:28 PM READING THE NOVEL General Editor: Daniel R. Schwarz The aim of this series is to provide practical introductions to reading the novel in both the British and Irish, and the American traditions. Published Reading the Modern British and Irish Novel 1890–1930 Reading the Novel in English 1950–2000 Daniel R. Schwarz Brian W. Shaffer Forthcoming Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel Paula R. Backscheider Reading the Nineteenth-Century Novel Harry E. Shaw and Alison Case Reading the American Novel 1780–1865 Shirley Samuels Reading the American Novel 1865–1914 G. R. Thompson Reading the Twentieth-Century American Novel James Phelan ii RTNA01 2 13/6/05, 5:28 PM Reading the Novel in English 1950–2000 Brian W. Shaffer iii RTNA01 3 13/6/05, 5:28 PM © 2006 by Brian W. Shaffer BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Brian W. Shaffer to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and...
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...Hogarth Blake Presents: Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire By Drusilla Dunjee Houston First published in 1926 This e-book was edited by Hogarth Blake Ltd Download this book and many more for FREE at: hh-bb.com hogarthblake@gmail.com ‘Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire’ by Drusilla Dunjee Houston Reproduction & duplication of this work for FREE is permitted. Refer to the terms & conditions page for more details. Terms & Conditions Scanned at sacred-texts.com, October, 2004. John Bruno Hare, redactor. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was not renewed at the US Copyright Office in a timely fashion as required by law at the time. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies and subject to the sacred texts Terms of Service at http://www.sacred-texts.com/tos.htm Hogarth Blake presents this e-book FREE of charge; it may be used for whatever purpose you see fit. The only limitations are that you may not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, modify, create derivative works based upon, sell, publish, license or sub-license the work or any part of it without the express written consent of Hogarth Blake Ltd. The work is provided as is. Hogarth Blake Ltd. makes no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of or results to be obtained from using the work via hyperlink or otherwise, and expressly...
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...Hogarth Blake Presents: Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire By Drusilla Dunjee Houston First published in 1926 This e-book was edited by Hogarth Blake Ltd Download this book and many more for FREE at: hh-bb.com hogarthblake@gmail.com ‘Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire’ by Drusilla Dunjee Houston Reproduction & duplication of this work for FREE is permitted. Refer to the terms & conditions page for more details. Terms & Conditions Scanned at sacred-texts.com, October, 2004. John Bruno Hare, redactor. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was not renewed at the US Copyright Office in a timely fashion as required by law at the time. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies and subject to the sacred texts Terms of Service at http://www.sacred-texts.com/tos.htm Hogarth Blake presents this e-book FREE of charge; it may be used for whatever purpose you see fit. The only limitations are that you may not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, modify, create derivative works based upon, sell, publish, license or sub-license the work or any part of it without the express written consent of Hogarth Blake Ltd. The work is provided as is. Hogarth Blake Ltd. makes no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of or results to be obtained from using the work via hyperlink or otherwise, and expressly...
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...Proceeding for the School of Visual Arts Eighteenth Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists: Art and Story CONTENTS SECTION ONE: Marcel’s Studio Visit with Elstir……………………………………………………….. David Carrier SECTION TWO: Film and Video Narrative Brief Narrative on Film-The Case of John Updike……………………………………. Thomas P. Adler With a Pen of Light …………………………………………………………………… Michael Fink Media and the Message: Does Media Shape or Serve the Story: Visual Storytelling and New Media ……………………………………………………. June Bisantz Evans Visual Literacy: The Language of Cultural Signifiers…………………………………. Tammy Knipp SECTION THREE: Narrative and Fine Art Beyond Illustration: Visual Narrative Strategies in Picasso’s Celestina Prints………… Susan J. Baker and William Novak Narrative, Allegory, and Commentary in Emil Nolde’s Legend: St. Mary of Egypt…… William B. Sieger A Narrative of Belonging: The Art of Beauford Delaney and Glenn Ligon…………… Catherine St. John Art and Narrative Under the Third Reich ……………………………………………… Ashley Labrie 28 15 1 22 25 27 36 43 51 Hopper Stories in an Imaginary Museum……………………………………………. Joseph Stanton SECTION FOUR: Photography and Narrative Black & White: Two Worlds/Two Distinct Stories……………………………………….. Elaine A. King Relinquishing His Own Story: Abandonment and Appropriation in the Edward Weston Narrative………………………………………………………………………….. David Peeler Narrative Stretegies in the Worlds of Jean Le Gac and Sophe Calle…………………….. Stefanie Rentsch...
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