Gobi Desert

179. Christopher is going to run away from home, but he is really confused on where at first. He originally thought Mrs. Shears, but she didn 't answer. That idea also makes no sense because Christopher 's dad would not be that far away. He eventually deduces that his best option is to find his mother in London. I just don 't understand how his logic with people can be so skewed. There is no reason to believe that Mr. Boone would try to kill Christopher. I also don 't understand his decision of…

in Medieval Europe, William McNeil argues that “by the early fourteenth century, Mongol horsemen and supply trains had picked up the infected insect or rodent hosts of Y. pestis and carried them back to Mongol headquarters at Karakorum, in the Gobi Desert” (Gottfried). While this argument points out that the origin and spread of the plague was more man-involved, other scholars claim that environmental factors played a crucial role rather than human factors. They believe that the climatic change…

The Man who was the Great Chinggis Khan Throughout history there have been many leaders deemed great while others are deemed as cruel. It is their affects on history that determines if they are either a great ruler or a tragedy. With the rise and fall of many leaders it is they their accomplishments and how they had ruled that determines their worth. In the 13th century a leader had emerged, to some he was Great whereas for others he was a nightmare. This man was Chinggis Khan, or known as…

Globally, China produces 24.7% of all hydroelectric power production, with the Three Gorges Dam (located in the Yangtze River) being the main contributor. The Gobi Desert is home to the most solar farms. In 2015, its capacity was increased by 18 gigawatts (equal to the United States ' total solar capacity). China is known as the world 's largest investor in renewable energy. Worldwide, according to the International…

Genghis Khan: Research Paper. Genghis Khan was born between 1162-1167, on the Mongolian Steppe of Northern Asia, born clinching a knuckle sized blood clot, his father Yesugei, a tribal chief and accomplished warrior himself, declared it was a sign that Temujin would be a great hero. Genghis Khan is the ultimate rags to riches story. In a span of just 70 years, Genghis Khan ruled over the largest continual landmass (12 million square miles) empire of human history. While his tactics and military…

on the skin once a person contracted the disease. Black boils also appeared on the skin and secreted blood and pus. It was also believed to be called that due to the black rats that started the plague. The plague supposedly originated from the Gobi Desert in central Asia in the 1320s. The plague is believed to have begun during these times due to ecological changes. These changes drove the rats out of their dwellings and closer to human settlement. (Nardo 19) During the fourteenth century,…