Steppe

The Huns were a nomadic people, meaning they had were wanderers who had no home set in stone, who left the steppes of Central Asia to find a better home. It is theorized that the Huns were traveling far away from an extremely dry period in which they could not survive. As they went through the land of Europe they were an almost unstoppable force that crippled or destroyed anything they came across. The Huns are mostly known for being an extremely war focused tribe, and being a war focused tribe…

Conquered on horseback, the Mongolian Empire was the Largest Empire during the Medieval Times. The Empire began in 1206 and ended in 1368 under the rule of Kublai Khan. The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes who lived in the Steppes and moved from place to another. In 1206, Genghis Khan joined the different tribes in Mongolia and led his people to achieve his dream of conquering the whole world. The Mongolian Empire was successful because of their society, technology and military techniques…

In the latter half of the ninth century AD, a tribal confederation from the Asian steppes began a migration into eastern and central Europe. Initially staying on the fringes of Christendom, these peoples soon came head-to-head with the established power of central Europe, the kingdom of the Eastern Franks. In the opening years of the conflict, the Magyars, as they were known (later known as the Hungarians) created a crisis which threatened the survival of the Eastern Frankish kingdom. The…

As the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh is love as much as he is hated. He possess strength and power like no other. Thereby, from the day of his birth he is proclaimed king and must formidable. His arrogance led him to abuse his power becoming a tyrant in the eyes of his people, but among the chaos of his domain the sudden creation of his equal and the love that spurred between then alter the once hated king. Love become the force that motivates, inspires and creates a change in Gilgamesh. Love is…

The Mongol empire was brutally when it came to take over what they wanted to conquer. When Genghis Khan Father had been killed by being poisoned in 1206. Khan was ruled the leader in the steppes. Khan was just a young boy when his father was killed from poison. Khan had to learn from an early age how a brave warrior. The Mongols where based known for their trade routes they opened up across earlier Islam. They also treated the vendor with good vibes. Khan had biggest empire at the time. The…

and the hope of gaining a militarial upper hand over the nomads on the Central Asian Steppe. The main threat to Chinese borders was northern nomads, so in attempt to foster appeasement and build nomadic alliances, China gifted luxuries such as silk to nomad chiefs. This strategy worked well with the Yuezhi nomads, but the Xiongnu nomads remained hostile, going so far as to drive the Yuezhi westward out of the steppe and into Bactria. Then, they continued to loot and raid towns on Chinese…

History is outlined by the legacies of several rigidly characterized groups. One such group is the Mongols, a nomadic tribe notorious for both their alleged depravity and despotic founder, Genghis Khan. However, much of this legacy was founded on myth, as opposed to true barbarism. By definition, in order to be civilized, a group must be intellectually, culturally, socially, and materially advanced in human society. To this end, through their military tactics, religious tolerance, encouragement…

Many people would believe that the Barbarians were barbaric, but were they really? In ancient Greek the word “ barbaros” mean foreigner. Also in 1200s the word “ barbarian was a “negative term referring to people who lived beyond reach of civilization, people who were savage, evil.” ( background essay. Pg 3. ) However some people do not believe that the Barbarian were barbaric. The Barbarians was brought under to one leadership, was able to expand to other countries, they were foreigners for…

than family structure in Persia and Rome. Men worked outside jobs to earn money and women stayed inside and took care of the family and work. Women married at a young age. Classical empires fell due to external forces such as the Germanic tribes and steppe raiders outside of the Han Dynasty. Invasions occurred. Moral decline was another reason for the decline of Empires. Weakness was created when empires grew comfortable with their lives of luxury. This weakness could not hold up against outside…

narrator talked about his personal experience with Islam which did not drive my research, but it give me an idea of an everyday life in Islam. Has he went on he gave us a brief idea of how Islam spread from a small colony in arabia, it spread to the steppes of Iraq and the deserts of Africa. It soon became a world power by the 9th century. As they advanced they wanted to become enlightened, they longed for an architectural wonder greater than that of the Romans thus they birthed modern day…