A Comparison Of The Mongol: The Rise Of Genghis Kahn

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Genghis Kahn was a man of many talents out on the battlefield. He was able a hero to the Mongols and he was able to conquer more land than anyone ever has before him. Genghis Kahn was one for the ages one might say. The vast empire he created was made up of more land than anyone has ever gained before. He was able to climb a massive ladder within just one lifetime. Genghis Kahn was born into a world of lots of chaos, and war. He was born into a nuclear family and eventually rose to power. The Mongols were just a tribe in the 12th and 13th century (Weatherford). Kottak says that a tribe typically has a horticultural or pastoral economy and is organized into villages and/or descent groups (kin groups whose members trace descent from a common …show more content…
The value of other people’s knowledge that the Mongols had was different from other dynasties because usually the new empires wanted to make their own records and scholarly works rather than save someone else’s. The Mongols also treated their people fairly unlike other empires. The Movie Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Kahn shows multiple ways that the Mongol empire lead an empire for a century. The Mongol empire survived a century based on their harshness when it came to warfare, their toughness when it came to everyday life, their belief in their mission from God to unite the world, and their value of knowledge that they didn’t have but others did have. This movie should be watched by anyone who thinks that the Mongols were not an impressive tribe that had many things about them that became important to things such as history and anthropology. The Mongols were a pastoral group that based themselves on family and pride of freedom. The Mongols did a very impressive thing in creating the largest empire they have ever seen before by using tactics that have also never been seen before. Genghis Kahn was a leader for the ages and he was highly respected and had great prestige by nearly everyone he came in contact with in the 12th and 13th centuries while he was the one conquering and creating the massive empire that he and his warriors

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