Eurasia

Contrary to popular belief, the Mongols were a civilized and sophisticated empire with a beneficial influence on Eurasia through implementing strict law and order, accepting different religions, and developing new innovations. The success of the empire was credited to their strict law and order. For instance, pack animals “could be left unattended because of the severity of (Mongol) laws against theft” (Document 7) including consequences such as, “being burned alive upside-down” (Document 5).…

communication between humans has existed for thousands of years! It did not, however, start to truly develop and evolve into a perfect system of trade called economy until early 1000 BCE. Between 1000 BCE and 1200 CE, Eurasia had developed an integrated network of economic activity. The people of Eurasia had done this by adapting and changing their technology, trade networks, and government actions. Trade networks are one of the most important things for the stability of any economy. Networks…

Eurasia had geographical benefits compared to South American and Africa. Eurasia geographical benefits include livestock, weather, movement, and crops. Their livestock varied with animals such as lamb, cows, pigs, chicken, donkeys, and horses. Europe, Middle East, and Asia have temperate weather they also have four to three seasons all year around. The four the three seasons are their moderate growing seasons. Eurasia’s migration was easier compared to South America and Africa’s because of…

During the periods of 300 C.E. to 1450 C.E. the trade between Africa and Eurasia changed immensely in various different aspects from modes of transport, new technologies, and religious spread. Although different technological and cultural aspects changed amongst the two societies, they did maintain the general goods that were being traded, the importance of the Indian Ocean, and the people who benefited from the trade. To begin with, the products that were being exchanged did not change much…

the way to Eastern Europe (Strayer, 466). Mongol conquests often resulted in mass destruction and death. These Mongol military campaigns had a few positive effects on Eurasia, but overall the negatives far outweighed the benefits, because in the long run, the Mongols left nothing but destruction in their wake. By connecting Eurasia and unifying China, the Mongol’s positively impacted the Eurasian world. The Mongol empire…

It is well known that railroads played a major role in the empire-building process in Afro-Eurasia between 1860 and 1918. During this time, the railroads varied extents, which depended on the regions. These railroads were used in different regions which included Europe and North America, where industrialization was already in progress. The railroads were able to advance the process of empire building by making it possible to move goods, troops, and settlers across the territories in an efficient…

The Silk Road is the most well-know trading route in Eurasia that mixed products and religions across a wide range of cultures and people. Around the first century BCE many trade routes stretching from China to Central Asia merged into one large interconnected route. It allowed other countries to experience new things from different cultures. The Silk Road was the major route of the new wave of religion. It opened long-distance economic relations between civilizations. The silk road did not…

Since the geography of Eurasia naturally leads to strong empires that desire to expand, soon there was no more room for expansion. He “understood that European wars would have to be played out on a worldwide scale” (Kaplan 63). Based upon his studies, he saw the ways in which the…

Societies has gone repeatedly explaining many reasons as to why places like Eurasia and New Guinea developed so differently. The argument of chapter ten is that the shape and major axes of continents affect the distribution of crops and domesticated animals. The continents that Diamond uses is Africa, the Americas, and Eurasia. With Africa and the Americas both have their major axis that are longitude (north to south) while Eurasia has a major axis that is latitude (east to west). The Fertile…

The Roots of Inequality Worldwide 600 million children are living in extreme poverty, over 3 billion people live on less than 2.50 dollars a day. How is this possible? How did the world become so unequal? The answer lays in our agriculture, our animals, and our ability to grow and conquer. The people of Papua New Guinea are extremely under-developed, why? Because they live in such a wet and unforgiving climate, that they are constantly in search for food. Their main food source? Sago, a…