Salman Khan

Marco Polo Marco Polo was an amazing explorer. He traveled to extremely distant places. As well as traveling far, Marco was one of the first Europeans to reach china. The Mongolian and Chinese people had a great impact on Marco's life. The travel was extensively long but Marco persevered and reached china at last. Marco Polo was born in Venice Italy in 1254. The polo families were nobles. As well as being noble they were also jewel merchants. Marco's mother died when he was young…

their strength and how loyal they truly are to each other. Here are how the Mongols destroyed many cultures . In 1200 is when Temujin took the Mongols under his wing and trained them so the could be the best. Then in 1206 he received the name Genghis Khan. In the next 21 years Genghis led to Mongols to victory defeating every obstacle in his way. But, that didn’t really matter to him since all he wanted was to defeat China. After defeating the Northern region of Jin Empire he now had a new…

Mongolia History It all started when Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire by uniting all the Mongols. Genghis Khan thought for some time, and then took action and did this in 1206. Mongol expansion into Central Asia began in 1209. as the Mongols pursued tribal leaders who opposed Chinggis Khan's rise to power in Mongolia and thus constituted a threat to his authority there. With their victories, the Mongols gained new territory. Several smaller polities such as the…

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…

Barbarism can be defined as “cruel and violent behavior”. (Merriam Webster) It is a term used to describe anything that is uncivilized. But what is considered as barbaric, and what is considered civilized? Who has the power to decide? The answer to these questions varies from person to person. Similarly, the idea that the Mongols (whose reign was from 1206 C.E. to 1368 C.E.) were simply destructive barbarians is also inconsistent. Not everyone believes this to be true—it is an on-going debate.…