Kublai Khan

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were The “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a group of small tribes from the steppes of Central Asia who conquered much of the known world. For centuries the Mongols were pastoralists and traveled from place to place with their animals. As time passed, the Mongols became united and conquered settled societies across much of Europe and Asia. The Mongols had both negative and positive impact on world history. However, the Mongols are deemed to be barbaric because they were…

When we hear the name “Genghis Khan”, we tend to think of a merciless, brutal barbarian who raped and pillaged his way across Asia and Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. We wouldn’t be entirely wrong to think of him that way, but there’s a softer, more diplomatic side to him that is often forgotten. Above all, Genghis Khan was a fair and honorable ruler. From his rise, to the height of his power, he stayed true to his own belief system and never allowed it to be compromised. He was…

with one another. This helped improve their fighting techniques and made them a very dangerous enemy to anyone who stood in their path. The Mongols transitioned from a discombobulated group of people to an enormous, powerful empire because of Genghis Khan. He was a strong, clever military leader that united the Mongols and helped them to reach the peak of their strength. From year 1200 CE to 1350 CE, the Mongols conquered from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Adriatic Sea. They conquered…

Contrary to popular belief, the Mongols were a civilized and sophisticated empire with a beneficial influence on Eurasia through implementing strict law and order, accepting different religions, and developing new innovations. The success of the empire was credited to their strict law and order. For instance, pack animals “could be left unattended because of the severity of (Mongol) laws against theft” (Document 7) including consequences such as, “being burned alive upside-down” (Document 5).…

o The armies were also very disciplined and loyal o Loyalty came from the fact that Chinggis Khan also fought with the nomads with the same hardships o Wealth that came from conquering benefitted all Mongols o Mongols also used conquered people in their armies o Conquered agricultural people supplied troops o They also acquired Chinese technology…

4. What factors characterized the interactions of “civilized, settled” societies which were nomadic? Look at the Huns, Vikings, and the Mongols. In what ways did they values of these societies differ? Thier social structure? Thier treatment of women? Look at them in comparison to the societies they threatened such as the Romans, Charlemagne 's France, and the Kievan Russians. The societies throughout history that are settled contrast much, but not too extensively from nomadic societies. The…

Anybody would want to be called supreme oceanic ruler, right? “under the reign of Genghis Khan, all the country between Iran and the land of the Turks enjoyed such peace” I made myself and the Mongol Empire great and famous. We were unstoppable, unbeatable, and unimaginable. To stand in front of a mongol soldier would be to stand in the presence of a god.Whenever you hear the words Genghis Khan, or the Mongols, you think power, courage, and devotion. I made the Mongols great. And according to…

Akbar: The Greatest Mughal Ruler? The focus of this book was to tell as complete a story as possible about the Mughal ruler Jalal ad-Din Akbar. It makes use of a variety of sources ranging from the writings of the Venetian physician Niccolao Manucci (1639-1717) to firsthand accounts from Jesuit missionaries and other advisors of his, like Abu-l-Fazl. While Akbar’s reign is fairly well documented, there is not much is known about his early years. What we do know is, Akbar was born on October…

The Golden Eagles of Scotland (1) The golden eagle is the largest and arguably the most impressive of British birds. In the first sentence, we have the adjunct arguably. In case of adjunct arguably we can apply the criteria of deletion. According to this criterion the adjunct can be deleted without any influence on the grammar of the sentence, consider the example: (1)*The golden eagle is the largest and the most impressive of British birds. We also have the complement the largest and the most…

Task 1 Prepare a Historical outline the life and times of Genghis Khan – i.e. present a brief history of his life and achievements and how such was managed. (10 marks) My Work In the year 1162 Temujin, named after a ruler his father had captured and killed, was born with a blood clot in his right hand. This foretold he would be a great leader. This turned out to be true as he was a great leader. He ended up being Genghis Khan. At the age of nine he received news that would change him for ever.…