Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire in 1206. The Mongols was a tribe that spread through China. As Genghis came to power he was able to improved writing and brought religion to the new empire. He had one of the greatest armies which help with their invasion including Europe and Asia. After the death of Genghis Khan, the slit up the empire between his sons and they continued his legacy. The Mongols had a lot of legacies in the Islamic world. A couple of their legacies including the
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The Renaissance is the coined term for a period of rebirth that spread throughout Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries (Brotton, 28). All forms of knowledge, art, and expression manifested into new directions and aspirations. It was a major building block in the advancement of human thought. The Renaissance focused on learning through natural sciences and newfound knowledge rather than accepting older teachings (Brotton, 39). It fostered curiosity and innovation in many industries and aspects
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wouldn't be a problem (weak Chinese government due to foreign invasion led to Xinjiang's separatist activities to build East Turkestan which eventually led to terrorism in this province.) Mongolia would still be part of China (Russia backed Outer Mongolia into independence, leaving China with only Inner Mongolia.) Part of the Siberia would still be China. (Part of Siberia used to be Chinese territory but fell to Russian invasions) China was forced in years to pay enormous amount of silver to the
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During the post-classical era, the Mongol empire was civilized because it had an extensive system of organization for its processes and its promotion of trade & arts its region. However, it was also uncivilized because the Mongol empire, during its conquests, had slaughtered many people needlessly. The Mongol empire was civilized because of an organized system of processes. The Mongol military was organized based on the decimal system. “History of the Mongols,” by John of Plano Carpini, says “…in
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Environmental problems facing Mongolia include desertification, inadequate water supply, and air and water pollution. The presence of the Gobi Desert in the southeastern part of the country and mountains in the northwest provide natural limits to the amount of agricultural land. Areas affected by deforestation and excessive grazing are eventually overtaken by the desert. Water pollution is a particularly significant problem in Mongolia because the water supply is so limited. The country has only
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mmKublai 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
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Mongolian’s had a very simple, yet developed, way of life. They were nomadic people who hunted and gathered food, while also being fierce warriors who conquered everyone they came across. When they weren’t conquering other tribes and cities, they were discovering and developing their own way of life and culture. The Mongol´s way of life is misunderstood and not portrayed accurately in history books. The Mongols were nomadic people who hunted and gathered their food. Because of their nomadic lifestyle
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The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were an empire who were started off by a man of Genghis Khan, he built this empire starting in the 13th century, and had sons and grandsons finish what he could not. I’ll be talking about how barbaric they were as a dynasty. To begin, I do believe the Mongols were very barbaric with the slaughtering of people on raids of villages or empires, how they handled stuff inside the army they had, also with the laws they have placed in their
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During the eight and ninth centuries, the Mongol people forced hundreds of Turkish tribes to leave their homes and their way of life in Anatolia. These tribes soon found refuge in the Islam religion and it didn’t take long for one of the Turkish tribes by the name of Seljuk to quickly gain a substantial amount of power. They adopted the Islamic settled life, their religion, their government and their way of taxation. However, many of the other tribes didn’t appreciate how the Seljuk was able to easily
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The Trial of Genghis Khan Even though the Mongols did do many horrible, barbaric things they did do a few good things. They invented many different things like new firearms. The Mongols innovated weapons from pistols to missiles. They also wanted to conquer the world and institute the a global order based on free trade, a single international law, and a universal alphabet. The mongols introduced paper currency intended for use everywhere and attempted to create schools for universal basic education
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