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attack clans that enslaved him & one that raid for horses & women  gained dependents; defeat rivals w/n decade • @ kuriltai (all Mongol chieftains meet)  Temujin became Chinggis Khan became khagan (supreme leader) of Mongol tribes  united: plan attack on world • Chinggis Khan’s men trained young to hunt & fight  physical power, mobile, used to killing/death; had lances, hatchets, iron maces, etc.; short bows = strongest w/ accuracy & hit as far as 400 yds • 2/3 horses as remounts; could do…

The Mongols caused death and destruction to whatever came its way. These Barbarians captured land and killed everything in sight in the 13th century. Barbarians is a word to describe a negative meaning, referring to people who were savage and evil. This meaning is what the Mongols portrayed through their actions of mass destruction. The Mongols started off by being nomadic people, but a leader arised. A boy named Temuchin brought to bring the Mongols to a lead, and to grow larger. He soon sent…

For this assignment I wanted to learn more about Persian culture. My interviewee was born in America, but his siblings were born in Iran. His family immigrated to the US during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His mother only speaks Farsi, so he grew up speaking Farsi and learned English while in school. Regarding traditions, the main event that is most celebrated in Iran is the Nowruz, also known as the Persian New Year and first day of Spring. After conducting further research on this, I learned…

WEEK6 MACROECONOMIC ASSIGNMENT Q5 A) RBA does not set the cash rate. The cash rate is determined by the supply and demand of funds in the overnight cash market. RBA influence the market by lending and borrowing loan in order to affect cash rate. B) The RBA has meeting on the first Tuesday of every month except January and they have discussion on the cash rate. They will announce the decision at 2:30 pm after each Board meeting. C) The last change in cash rate was on 6 May 2015. The RBA…

Have you ever wondered why the Silk Road is important? The Silk was the major trade product that's when it traveled on the silk road. This route was opened by Zhang Qian. Many people called Silk Road, Silk Route linking China with West. To begin with, according to Ducksters.com article the Silk Road was important because it helped to generate trade and commerce between a number of different kingdoms and empires. The silk was invented in Ancient China according to kids history the silk fabric…

Throughout all of ancient history there have been many cases of long-established trade, none of these are as famous as the Silk Road of China. The Silk Road integrated China and the Western World, including India, Greece, Persia and Rome. It was named the Silk Road in 1877 by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen. The Silk Road was first established in the second century BC and it was put out of use in the 1400’s. Not only was silk traded on this road but culture as well. Many…

I believe that the Mongols were barbaric and very destructive and unforgiving people. Although they were barbaric, they united Eurasia and spread ideas and were very intelligent. One reason why they were barbaric is how they ruled in battle. While they were in battle, the Mongols had one person in charge of 10 warriors and then one person in charge of 10 of those groups of ten (100) and then ten of those ten (1000) and genghis would tell only a few people what to do and it would be a chain…

The inspiration for this project sparked from a photo circulating lately on the internet. The picture has Donald Trump and John Oliver, with the caption “We used to laugh at comedians and listen to politicians, now we laugh at politicians and listen to comedians”. From a PR standpoint, it is important to see where the public puts their trust in news reporting, and it seems that these comedy news shows, such as The Daily Show or Last Week Tonight, are becoming a reliable source for young viewers…

My intent of this paper topic will be highlighting the inspiration of how Robert Hammond and Josh David visionary idea transformed the creation of an unused, abandoned railway line to a spectacular greenery park in the sky -the New York’s High Line. Hammond and David were two guys from the neighborhood who decided that tearing down the railway line was not a good idea, while other people in the community, including property owners and the Mayor Giuliani wanted the unused railway demolish. With…

How barbaric were the Barbarians? The mongols were a small tribe from the grassland or the Steppes of Asia. Temuchin was a little boy who lived in the Mongolian tribe, and his father was the leader. Later, Temujin’s father was poisoned by an enemy, killing him within a few days. When Temuchin became older, he was named the leader of the Mongol tribe. They then became a very powerful group, because of their leader, Genghis Khan, or Temuchin. Him and his tribe travelled by horse across Asia, and…