Inner Mongolia

The Mongols were a nomadic civilization that never settled in one place. They lived in yurts or tents that could be easily packed up and moved. In the early 12th century, the Mongols were made up of many tribes who often fought and competed for land and livestock. In 1206, Genghis Khan united these tribes and the Mongols went on to become the most successful warriors in history. Although the Mongols brutally killed and murdered many people, they developed battle tactics, laws, and an acceptance…

In Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world, Jack Weatherford argues that despite villainization by historians Genghis khan rose from a remote tribal culture to unify the mongols as conquerors who promoted cultural communication, trade, and legal rights in one of the largest empires in history.The author asks how Genghis Khan became an influential ruler, how he conquered a huge amount of land, and how he left a legacy and contribution to modern society. The Mongols spread revolutionary…

The Great Wall of China, built in 206 B.C, is over 5,000 miles and took over 2,000 years to finish. It is a very significant and prominent feature of Chinese society, yet did the benefits outweigh the cost. Having this in mind and viewing both sides of the argument, The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs because it took many individuals away from important jobs, as well as increased the number of casualties throughout all of China. A reason why the benefits did not outweigh the cost…

A World Without Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was a mongolian warrior and ruler that created the largest empire known to man. The Mongol Empire was successful due to Khan’s ruthlessness of annihilating segregated tribes in Northeast Asia. Genghis Khan’s actions and ideas greatly impacted culture, society, and the world to this day. Some of Khan’s impacts included new warfare methods, Pax Mongolica, and there were even effects on Russia. With all this said, what would the world be like if Genghis…

The Mongols Impact on the World In the thirteenth century, a small tribe from the grassland in modern day Kazakhstan called a steppe were just simple nomads at the time. However, a man named Temujin became a fearless clan leader titled Genghis Khan. He brought the nomadic people together to form the Mongols, and they conquered most of Asia. The Mongols did many terrible things during their conquering. They killed thousands of people and destroyed towns and crops, but actually, their impact was…

Mongol leader Genghis Khan born by the name of Temujin (1162-1227) rose from humble early stages to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he seized huge areas of central Asia and China. His descendants extended the realm even further, advancing to such distant places only on horse and walking like Vietnam, Syria, Poland, and Korea. At their peak, at the high of the Mongols empire, they had controlled somewhere between 12 million…

The Mongols were the most successful empire during the time period. The Mongols were the most successful because they practiced different things. The Mongols had an empire bigger than the Romans for a few reasons. The Mongols had one of the most dominant militaries during their empire. The Mongols were trained in riding and hunting as soon as they could hold a bow (History, 2014). The Mongols were trained while they were still adolescents and would continue their training through their life. The…

destruction, and chaos. To prove that Genghis Khan was a great ruler, one must look at his early life, and his desire to unite Mongolia through multiple military campaigns ending in a strong, sole, rulership. The hardships of Temujin’s childhood and the influences of many people throughout his life helped shape him to be a brilliant emperor. He was born in central Mongolia into a noble military family in 1162. His father was Yesugei, a chieftain of the Borjigin tribe. His mother Hoelun was from…

Mongol politics were similar in their goals of gaining wealthiness. Although there was this main goal, the political rule still varied in China and the Middle East under Mongol rule. In terms of taxes, both areas had initially issued heavy taxation policies to the people of their new captured land. In China though, the heavy taxes did not stay as they did in Persia. When Kublai Khan ruled starting in 1271, he adopted a chinese favorable ruling style. He lowered taxes for the chinese people as…

semi-independent peripheral state” (“Tibet,” 1997, P. 34). The Qing dynasty, clearly distinguished political status and administrative divisions between its comprehensively rightful territories of the "interior empire" and not so rightful territories of Inner Asia. Inner Asian tribes and states, also referred to as the "exterior empire," were treated as autonomous yet dependent allies to the Qing Empire (“Tibet,” 1997, P. 34). Nonetheless, since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, until the…