Marco Polo Marco Polo left a legacy after his life, that of which includes the well-known water game, Marco Polo and the record of his inspiring voyages, The Travels of Marco Polo. His life started around 1254 in Venice, Italy where he was born. His mother died when he was still young and his father was a very successful jewelry merchant with Marco’s uncle, who often spent most of his time in Asia. On one of his father’s and uncle’s journeys to China, they took Marco along and they stayed there…
Are the Barbarians barbaric? It’s been discussed among historians, whether or not the Mongols were barbaric, considering the name they’ve been given. Despite all of the damage the Mongols have done, it’s for some reason still a question. Are the ‘Barbarians’ barbaric? On a persian manuscript, it shows the Mongols executing prisoners by burying them alive. If that’s not bad enough, they bury them head first. But with their bodies still above ground. Also, at North China in 1211, an army of…
attack clans that enslaved him & one that raid for horses & women gained dependents; defeat rivals w/n decade • @ kuriltai (all Mongol chieftains meet) Temujin became Chinggis Khan became khagan (supreme leader) of Mongol tribes united: plan attack on world • Chinggis Khan’s men trained young to hunt & fight physical power, mobile, used to killing/death; had lances, hatchets, iron maces, etc.; short bows = strongest w/ accuracy & hit as far as 400 yds • 2/3 horses as remounts; could do…
In the story, “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World”, Jack Weatherford successfully portrays the life of a boy that started off with so little and transformed into the most feared and powerful leader of the Mongols and a majority of the world. He started off with a small clan that included his family, friends, and outcasts that he would encounter on his journey living as a nomadic person. Years later, his small clan would increase as he befriended small leaders and began to conqueror…
The Mongols caused death and destruction to whatever came its way. These Barbarians captured land and killed everything in sight in the 13th century. Barbarians is a word to describe a negative meaning, referring to people who were savage and evil. This meaning is what the Mongols portrayed through their actions of mass destruction. The Mongols started off by being nomadic people, but a leader arised. A boy named Temuchin brought to bring the Mongols to a lead, and to grow larger. He soon sent…
I believe that the Mongols were barbaric and very destructive and unforgiving people. Although they were barbaric, they united Eurasia and spread ideas and were very intelligent. One reason why they were barbaric is how they ruled in battle. While they were in battle, the Mongols had one person in charge of 10 warriors and then one person in charge of 10 of those groups of ten (100) and then ten of those ten (1000) and genghis would tell only a few people what to do and it would be a chain…
How barbaric were the Barbarians? The mongols were a small tribe from the grassland or the Steppes of Asia. Temuchin was a little boy who lived in the Mongolian tribe, and his father was the leader. Later, Temujin’s father was poisoned by an enemy, killing him within a few days. When Temuchin became older, he was named the leader of the Mongol tribe. They then became a very powerful group, because of their leader, Genghis Khan, or Temuchin. Him and his tribe travelled by horse across Asia, and…
The Mongol Empire was the world's largest contiguous empire in history, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. Although emerging from the Mongolian steppes as uncivilized nomads lacking a basic government structure in 1206; the Mongols quickly adapted and developed an elaborate political structure to rule their vast empire. They were led by Temujin Khan, later renamed Genghis Khan, meaning “universal ruler” who amassed his following by uniting…
Marco! Polo! Have you ever played that familiar pool game? Well the game was actually inspired by a famous explore. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy in 124. He was a famous explorer who traveled the silk road, from Venice, all the way to Asia. He inspired famous people like Christopher Columbus. Christopher even had a copy of Marco’s book with him while on his travels to the new world. In 1254, in Venice, Italy Marco Polo was born. His father was Niccolό Polo and his mother was Nicole Anna…
In the Mongol Empire (1206 - 1368), the idea of family being prominent in one’s life was translated into their everyday lives, such as living only with family, and fighting only for family. The idea behind forming an anda or quda was the thought that one could expand their family or tribe.While the collapse of an anda or quda could instigate a rivalry between individuals or clans, the social mobility associated with an anda relationship and the ability to unify clans through the quda led to the…