Central Asia

Mongol politics were similar in their goals of gaining wealthiness. Although there was this main goal, the political rule still varied in China and the Middle East under Mongol rule. In terms of taxes, both areas had initially issued heavy taxation policies to the people of their new captured land. In China though, the heavy taxes did not stay as they did in Persia. When Kublai Khan ruled starting in 1271, he adopted a chinese favorable ruling style. He lowered taxes for the chinese people as…

cadavers over the walls of Caffa in the Crimea. While this primitive act of biological warfare might have happened, it was probably not the reason for the actual outbreak of the plague.The Pax Mongolica, a well established trade route, had traders from Asia traveling to Eastern Europe for trade. Over time, traders who were infected spread the disease, rapidly spreading across Europe. The Mongols also burned thousands of Chinese and Middle Eastern books containing records of life and history in…

History Behind the Fortune Cookie We all know what comes after a delicious chinese meal . A small buttery vanilla cookie that has a special treat waiting inside . Not cream or jam or a sweet delite that would usually go inside a cookie , but a piece of paper . A piece of paper that has a fortune on it just for you . We in america are very familiar with this chinese desert , but if we were to go to China , the fortune cookie is unheard of . The exact origin of where the…

Redemption plays a major role in “The Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini as the book is about how Amir redeems himself after horrible decisions as a kid. This is best demonstrated by how he tries to redeem himself after the rape of Hassan, the war in Afghanistan, and the fight between Amir and Assef. He makes the book very violent by creating a number of violent actions that leads to other violent acts. Hosseini makes all of this violence to show the readers that violence is part of the…

looking for more land and resource. Since they were going of to take more land, this could be considered exploration. A good example of conquest around 300 B.C.E was Alexander the Great. His army took over a huge part of the middle east and eastern asia (Page 127, Chapter 3). This conquest helped with the uniting of the empire, eventually leading to the rise of the Roman empire. While conquest was a big form of exploring around 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E, after that exploration was more overseas. A…

The oppression of women has been a problem in the Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries for many years, especially since the Taliban rule in 1996 and the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The women of Afghanistan face this oppression on a daily basis. Women in Afghanistan, facing oppression for many different reasons, are often mistreated due to their religion, education and family status. It is because of this oppression that women have not been able to put into action anti-oppression movements…

The beginning of longest rule of any religion, empire, civilization, ethnic group, and dynasty prevailed over subcontinent for around 800 years that is “The Mughal Empire” founded by Mongol leader Babur. The era of Mughals flourished in laws, medicine, wars, trade, famine, taxation, languages, arts and literature, gardens, masjids and other secular building. Minorities were considered in this reign as they introduced Shariah laws that resolve legal disputes, Hindus were protected under the law…

A ruthless army, Genghis Khan and his Mongol tribes conquered regions all over the world during the 13th century. These barbarians practiced brutal military tactics, horrific hygienic practices and most of them were illiterate. These traits of the Mongol Army prove that they were uncivilized, in a 13th century world where many societies finally were. The Mongols, as a people, officially had no written language until 1204 when, according to Columbia University, The Mongols in world history,…

Throughout the Post Classical era (600 C.E - 1450 C.E), there were several powerful conquests and religious influences across Eurasia. Historical terms such as Pax Mongolica and Dar al-Islam refer to two of the most influential groups in the Post Classical Era, the Mongols and the Islams. Reasonable minds will differ, but I think the most important and influential development during the Post Classical Era was Pax Mongolica. This condensed essay will provide persuasive evidence from many sources…

And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?" (Gunpowder quotes), this quote talks about how the Chinese made many great inventions like gunpowder. Gunpowder is very important because it created a weapon of mass destruction that…