Mongolia

my life was spent in my home country “Mongolia”. It is the most wonderful and peaceful…

surprisingly based on a pure speculation. Bacon narrates Vladimirtsov’s account (1948:173-74) stating that “in the 14th –17th century Mongolia, the term mingġan (meaning “thousand”) disappeared as it became replaced by otoq, which was employed to designate a tribal grouping” (Bacon 1951:243-44). Such a linguistic development in a span of three centuries may have occurred in Mongolia, as every language coins new terms and words and makes the old words to lose their currency.…

the south of Mongolia. the Gobi Desert is a rain shadow desert which is by the Tibetan Plateau blocking precipitation from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi area. This desert is over 1,600 km from southwest to northeast and is 800 km from north to south. This desert is the widest in the west. The Gobi is a cold desert with frost and sometimes there is snow on its dunes. Most of the people living in the Gobi Desert are Mongolians, but the population of Han Chinese in inner Mongolia have been…

break out. The Dzungar Genocide was a mass murder, and they had past history that lead to the genocide. There were two main groups in the genocide, but there also was small groups controlled by the Qing dynasty. The genocide was located in Western Mongolia, Kazakhstan, North Kyrgyzstan, South Siberia. Also, some of the people were near the Volga river, which is in Russia. The Qing dynasty wanted to destroy the Dzungar people after the Dzungar leader rebelled against the emperor(Manchu). So,…

Kublai Khan, nicknamed the Wise Khan, was also a powerful military leader, but contributed to problems between the Mongol people. 1267 Kublai renewed his ambitions to conquer the Song. In order to do this, his army would have to go through difficult terrain and develop new siege tactics in order to combat Chinese fortifications. For example, he expanded the navy and built many catapults. By 1279, Kublai Khan had conquered the Song and became the first Mongol to rule the whole of China. He was…

The BABIES movie wasn’t at all what I thought I’d be. I was under the impression that there would be a narrator that would guide my train of thought and my perspective of these childrearing cultures. But, to my surprise, a word was never said throughout the whole film. I believe the director wanted the film to be translated through the thoughts of its audience to promote an individualized thought. My individualized thought as to why the director choose to focus on certain culture is because…

The Mongolian Invasion had various effects on both Russia and Persia. This invasion led to an increase in taxes for both countries. The Mongols rule of Persia was direct and involved, they so embraced Persia’s traditions, customs, and culture, but the Mongolian’s rule of Russia was indirect and distant, so the Russian culture and traditions were not adopted by the Mongols. The result of the Mongol invasion in both Russia and Persia was that it caused the amount of taxes that had to be paid.…

Throughout this exhibition, I have created one specific theme—to take you through the technique of gilding and the material of gilt bronze. Gilding or Ormolu is a “decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to a solid surface such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.” In this case, the exhibition will revolve around gilt bronze Asian artwork. Let us take a tour through multiple pieces and learn about the gilding technique, and how the material has held up…

China has a long history comprised of several dynasties throughout time. Scattered throughout Chinese rule are foreign conquerors that lead China into prosperity. Peasant rebel revolts, as well as a series of famines that struck China during the early seventeenth century, left the system of government vulnerable. After the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in 1644, Manchu people flooded south into China from their Manchuria homeland of the north and proclaimed a new, “pure” reign of power known as…

measures over 342 miles long (Waldron). The Great Wall is no doubt the largest manmade creation in the world. According to Waldron, the wall passes 156 countries in ten cities or provinces including Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai. The wall contains 723 beacon towers, 7,062 lookout towers, 3,357 wall platforms and 1,026 other ruins…