Mongolia

The Mongol Empire By Stefan From 1206 to 1366 the Mongols took over so much land they had the largest contiguous land empire in history. The Mongols were so big and important they impacted not only everyone in Europe and Asia, but they impacted the entire world history. It is believed that they impacted the world in a positive way. For example, the Mongols influenced the creation of new inventions by bringing new ideas and materials into different lands, combining cultures and raw materials. In…

Genghis Khan to the 19th century through the telling of a cultural anthropologist, not a historian. He studied The Secret History of the Mongols as gradually came to light over the course of the mid to late-20th century as transcribed by many outside Mongolia, most notably Igor de Rachewiltz an Australian scholar. Transcription inside communist China was considerably more difficult because the authorities imprisoned and executed scholars associated with teachings of Genghis Khan. Thankfully, the…

stretches of history, China had their glory but also had a hard time, and the changed of China also changed impression on westerners by their literary or visual representations. In the 13th - 14th century, Genghis Khan established the Mongolia regime, built the Empire of Mongolia and began his territorial expansion. At that time European were having a bad time of their Crusade, they lose the Jerusalem to the Muslims, Emperor Frederick II refused to take part of in the fifth Crusade and had…

Five main areas of Eurasia; China, SE Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe, all became part of a world trading system under Yuan rule. At the time travelers from all over came to China and Mongolia. Many Christian missionaries travelled to the region in search of new people to convert and to gain allies against the Muslims. Traders from Eurasia were enticed by the Mongol policies that lowered tolls on trade routes and provided trade protection…

An Analysis of the Mythic Storytelling of Marco Polo and the Detailed and Objective Cross-Cultural Descriptions of William of Rubruck This historical analysis will define the abstract mythic descriptions of Mongolian society that Marco Polo brings forth in contrast to the William of Rubruck’s objective and highly detailed analysis of cross-cultural interactions in Mongolian society. Marco polo tends to dramatize and abstract the mythic descriptions of Mongolians, which tends to discredit his…

The founder of the Mongol empire was Genghis Khan. He joined together many nomadic tribes and created an army which he would lead into war. While his conquests of the world killed millions and created carnage everywhere it went, it was not bad for the Mongols, and a lot of cultural diffusion happened. Although it was very violent, the large empire would lead to a lot of cultural diffusion and they gave the opponents a chance to surrender peacefully without having to use any force. Although he…

The Mongolian and Roman Empires were both vast and expansive empires. Both societies were able to accomplish tasks that no other empire had previously achieved. Although both empires were extremely successful in very similar ways, there were many differences between the two vast empires. This paper will explore both the similarities and differences between the two sprawling empires. Similarities The first example of the similarities between the two empires is the way they treated subjugated…

ever in history in becoming successful. The empire began in Mongolia homelands by Chinggiz, but before changing his name from Temujin. When growing up Chinggiz had the trust of the people and other alliances which helped with his ruling over the citizens at ease and became a trustworthy ruler so there wouldn’t be any uproar…

devoted Muslim and greatest ruler; known for a more religious governance; visited Mecca which helped spread his fame and Islam towards West Africa in 1324 4. Tamerlane- Mongolian ruler who lived in 1336-1405 and that led his nomadic hordes to Turkey to Mongolia to conquer that area 5. William of Normandy- invaded England and organized a feudal system; he standardized…

history. He was born as Temüjin (he was later renamed Genghis Khan by his people) either in 1162 or 1167. When he was only a boy, his father was assassinated, and his mother had to care for the family. Genghis and his family survived in the deserts of Mongolia during this time, and he learned many viable skills. He learned how to survive, but he also learned about the importance of relationships and allies. He took what he knew and accomplished something nobody had ever done before: he united…