Asia-Pacific

understand the how the Mongols were able to conquer land so quickly. Clearly, this shows that the Mongols used barbaric tactics not only because they were very effective at taking down cities and fortresses (shown as they were able to conquer much of Asia with this method), but also strike fear into their enemies, as the Mongols killed most, if not all, of the survivors of the siege. This brutality is shown no easier than in Document 4. According to Ata-Malik Juvaini, the Mongols laid waste to…

MAJOR THEMES IN THE NOVEL Individualism The white tiger symbolizes power and majesty in East Asian societies, for example, in China and Japan. It is likewise an image for independence and uniqueness. Balram is seen as not quite the same as those he grew up with. He is the person who escaped the "Murkiness" and discovered his way into the "Light". All through the book, there are references to how Balram is altogether different from those back in his home surroundings. He is alluded to as the…

Korean products at the beginning of the Korean Wave. In 2000, Korean television dramas were lowers the price by a quarter of the price of Japanese ones, and a tenth of the price of Hong Kong television dramas. In addition to this, the economic crisis in Asia promptly led Asian consumers to go for most affordable Korean products compared to Japanese products. Yeon also cited that the popularity of Korean dramas contributed to a high admiration towards Korean culture, language and fashion amongst…

Orang Asli are also known as indigenous people (bumiputera) in Malaysia. In 2012, Orang Asli population is approximately 178,197 (0.9%) in Malaysia. There are a total of 18 groups of Orang asli in Penisular Malaysia which comprise Senoi , Negrito and Malay proto. Nowadays, modernization has impacted to the Orang Asli. New diseases were brought in by outsider to the Orang Asli through interaction. Orang asli have less immune towards new diseases patterns brought by outsiders. Besides that, the…

Introduction Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half. Victorias City is the fourth class city of Negros Occidental. It is known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output. It is notable for being the site of Victorias Milling Company, sitting on a 7,000…

It is no doubt that Genghis Kahn, the great mongol leader who's amazing speed and success of conquest helped them gain more land in 25 years than the romans did in 400 has caused a mass amount of death and destruction during his reign. But is all the death and destruction justified by the end result? During the time of the mongol’s conquest, killing a mass amount of people in order to conquer what was wanted was normal. Destruction was also a way to show how powerful an army was. Before Genghis…

Located near the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and north of South America, the Caribbean has over 7000 islands, all sharing different benefits. The fifth best island in this huge archipelago is the largest island called Nevusa. Nevusa has an area of approximately 7,000 square miles. It has a vast amount of wildlife, ideal for hunting, with three convenient ports around the island. The fourth best island, known as Terre de Mas, is basically the opposite of Nevusa. Terre de Mas…

Chinese knew about each other because in the days that the roman empire existed and china had a dynasty, there was a lot of trade between Asia and other continents. One major event that caused china and rome to gain knowledge about each other was the silk road. The Silk Road is an ancient network of trade routes that went though several regions, which connected Asia to the Mediterranean. Due to Romans and Chinese crossing each other the gained communication. With trust of safety both…

My project is on Mozambique. I will be talking about 5 themes of geography and how they are connected to my country. Mozambique is a country within Africa below the Sahara desert or the "Hot" desert. Mozambiaque is bordered by many different countries such as Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It aslo has marine boarders such as Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte Island (France). The absolute location of Mozambique is 25.9500° S, 32.5833° E. Mozambique has a tropical climate…

How Barbaric Were the Mongolians? I believe that the Mongols were one of the most barbaric empires to ever rule in Eurasia. Through their violent battle tactics, their way of destroying everything, and their violent punishment for breaking the law. One way the Mongolian Empire was barbaric, was how they used their battle tactics. Something they did that was very violent within their own army was, if two or three men ran away, the Khan had the rest of the group of ten executed, for letting…