Genghis Khan

The First Crusade began in 1095, when armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to Pope Urban II’s plea to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land. After the First Crusade achieved its goal; with the Crusaders having slaughtered hundreds of men, women, and children in their invasion of the city of Jerusalem in 1099, the Christians set up several Christian states. Muslims in the region vowed to wage jihad, or Holy War, to regain control over the region. Many of the Crusaders…

The general theme from the lecture and readings of the Emerging Modern World and Age of Discovery focuses on the big picture behind 15th century history and what we all know as the Age of Discovery. Not only was this time period filled with exploration, more significantly, this was a time of expansion and conquest. When we use the word “discovery” to describe this time period, we can often overlook what really happened behind the scenes, which was essentially the extermination of millions of…

Genghis Khan once said “If you’re afraid...don’t do it, if you’re doing it...don’t be afraid!” In the book One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and the film Cool Hand Luke, Luke Jackson and Randle Patrick Mcmurphy are both iron-willed men looking for a place in society. Luke and Mcmurphy both deal with man vs man and man vs society. Although Luke and Mcmurphy are very similar characters, they also have traits that pull them apart. Luke has a laid back and cool personality, while Mcmurphy…

At the end of the 11th century, Western Europe had emerged as a significant power, causing a considerable amount of territory loss for the Byzantine Empire. After years of destruction and chaos from the civil war between the Seljuk Turks, General Alexius Comnenus sent envoys to Pope Urban II pleading for help to confront the Turkish threat. Little did he know that his cry for help would casue one of the biggest power struggles in history. Religious confliction, Pope Urban II, and the fight for…

Nomads have influenced Europe and China socially, politically, and economically due to them helping spread there ideas on the government, also by introducing other countries to the vast resources that the place they conquered had and by sometimes transferring the power from being passed down by heritage to actually to people who studied and knew how to rule ,however, not all the time when a nomadic tribe invaded/conquered a territory they actually helped the empire sometimes all they did was…

1. What new technologies enabled the growth of interregional trade networks and agricultural developments? In this time period people made different technologies for different uses. Three things that are very useful are the compass, caravan, and the plow. The compass was more useful for trading. It was used to tell basic location using North, South, East, and West. It made getting to a location for trade much easier. The caravan could’ve been used for both trade and agriculture. It made…

What does it take to be a woman today? It’s not a secret that as long as humanity knows its history women has been treated poorly then men. The only time when females had more priority is during homo-erectus era when male would hunt for food and female were at shelter taking care of everything else. The only reason why women took lead then is men would easily die during hunt. Since then humanity improved in every are known to us and then society started stating that males take the lead as…

China saw amazing and global impacting developments between 600 and 1600 CE. A big reason for this was because of the Song, the Mongols, and the Ming voyages. While China was under rule of these dynasties and “barbarians”, China was able to develop itself and also see changes in how it interacted with the rest of the world. China’s “Golden Age” began with the Tang Dynasty in in 618 CE and continued under the Song Dynasty from 960-1279 CE (1). During the Song dynasty, China experienced…

to positions of power and with that power comes stereotypes that men are arrogant, aggressive and egotistical. However, history has shown that these select few have dictated the overall view of masculinity. For example, historical figures like Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and Malcolm x have displayed masculinity through aggression, violence, and savagery: while, there are men like Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D.Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and even the current president of the United States of…

Is world domination possible? Is there anyone who would do anything to conquer the world. Power has always been mankind’s dream. Everyone wants power over all. It is due to the obsession of control, power and influence that made men fight against each other. Emotion is a variable that is important is men’s quest for power and sovereignty. The emotion that is always related with obsession of power is greed. It is greed that makes men blind and fight with each other. Inability to control mass…