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    Silk Road Diffusion

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    relinquished, whether it be caused by groups of people, viruses, or transportation. One might question how long the Silk Road is or how it even acquired its name. It is said to believe that this well known path is 4,000 miles long, beginning in the Chinese city of Chang'an and ran westward through deserts, mountains and then reaching the Mediterranean Sea ("Silk Road."). China is one the largest nations and a…

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    Through conquest, pillaging and the unification of mongol clans, Genghis Khan formed an empire stretching over 33 million km²: the largest land bound empire known to date. From the time he was appointed to rule the Mongol Empire in 1206 to the end of his reign in 1227, the Great Khan became famous for doing truly great, yet truly horrific things. Although much of Genghis Khan’s life is still shrouded in mystery and legend, there is clear evidence that can be pieced together to form conclusions…

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    The Mongol Conquests

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    Before they were known for creating the largest land empire in history, the Mongols were pastoral nomads who relied on their animals for survival. The Mongols moved several times a year in search of food and water for their herds. The Mongol lifestyle and continual migrations prevented them from transporting reserves of food and supplies. This made them extremely vulnerable to the environment. During the 13th century is when the Mongol Conquests took place. This resulted in the extensive Mongol…

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    1. The pinna or auricle directs sound waves into the auditory canal. The eardrum vibrates according to frequency. Vibration transmitted to malleus then incus and then stapes of the middle ear. When the stapes vibrate, the membrane of the oval window is pushed in and out. This created the fluid pressure in the perilymph. Pressure waves enter the Scala vestibule then Scala tympani and then round window. This is where the walls become deformed in Scala vestibule and Scala tympani. Pressure…

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    Khan’s entry into Bukhara was a bold risk of attack in history because one part of his army took the direct route from Mongolia to attack the sultan’s border cities. The other part of the warriors were secretly pulled and pushed over a distance longer than any other. As stated in the book “Genghis Khan taught his people not only to fight across incredible distances but to sustain their campaign over years, decades…

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    Due to encouragement from the Mongolian rulers, the religious culture of the Yuan Dynasty received an all-round development. The Mongolians' own religion, Buddhism as well as the traditional Chinese religion of Taoism simultaneously acquired their positions in the Yuan society. There were two original religions that belonged to the Mongolian Minority, respectively called Shamanism and Totemism. The followers of Shamanism believed in the existence of Jinn. Early in the period of the Mongolian…

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    Ibn Taymiyya

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    Introduction Imam Taymiyya was at the receiving end of the animosity and skepticism of many of his contemporaries and thinkers who succeeded him. Despite this, the one thing that can unanimously be agreed on is that if nothing else Imam Taymiyya's political thought was indubitably powerful and potent. Imam Taymiyya lived in times that were tumultuous for Muslims as a result of the Mongol invasion and their brutal annihilation of Baghdad, followed by Hulagu Khan putting to death the final…

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    Genghis Khan's War Tactics

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    campaigns. They had many war tactics, but there were three main ones. One was the usage of inclusion, it helped their army be stabled and support the amount of troops the empire had. It involved recruiting conquered troops/civilians from captured cities to join the army. This was smart as Genghis Khan had lost a lot of troops during war and gaining the army’s troops back by recruiting conquered ones. Not only if it was troops, just overall in general. Genghis Khan would look for engineers,…

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    The people who joined in the escape were divided into small groups and decided to meet at the out skirt of the Lhasa city. The journey was not easy. It was full of hardships like climbing up and down of very high mountain passes and danger of enemy following them. So after more than a week's travel the party reached Lhuntse Dzong. They spent two nights and His Holiness…

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    The Mongols are a very strong, powerful tribe. But, some people think otherwise. The Mongols created and fought different people and things to be there best. But, when the true battle comes that will test their strength and how loyal they truly are to each other. Here are how the Mongols destroyed many cultures . In 1200 is when Temujin took the Mongols under his wing and trained them so the could be the best. Then in 1206 he received the name Genghis Khan. In the next 21 years Genghis led to…

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