Moreover, by leaving in ruin and disarray the cities of the Kievan Rus alliance, the Mongols paved the way for the distinct nation states that would come of these regions. It is thus that even in spite of its 300-year occupation, the Mongolian Empir Continue Reading...
It is not under doubt that the style of Muscovite government as full scale bureaucracy comes directly from the style of division and local governing which was so common to the Mongol empire. Some of the practices which were used heavily in the Musco Continue Reading...
What major developments in trade and the world economy were in place around 1400? What impact did the Mongols have on this? In 1400, about 350 million people inhabited the entire planet, most of which concentrated themselves in key areas of the globe Continue Reading...
So one can create a theory about migrations and that is that one migratory move by a nomadic tribe can and usually does have a ripple effect on other peoples and tribes. And in the case described above, the Huns migrating nomadically westward set o Continue Reading...
Spices Tea impacted global trade. Reference Book: A History World Societies, Eighth Edition, Volume 1 by: McKay, Hill, Buckler, Ebrey, Beck, Crowston, & Wiesner-Hanks By the time of the death of Chinggis, the Mongol Empire stretched from the Pa Continue Reading...
Invention of Gun Powder and the Impact it Had on the Chinese Society and Warfare The invention of gunpowder was driven by the quest for unending life. Gunpowder, however, ended up being more or less a death potion, responsible for the development of Continue Reading...
Confucianism in Pre-Modern China Confucianism comes from the Chinese philosopher Confucius, after whom the philosophy takes its name. Confucius lived from the middle of the 6th century BC to the first part of the 5th century BC and was a teacher of Continue Reading...
Russia and the Mongol yoke: How bad was it? The Mongol invasion forever changed the culture of Russia. It brought to an end the period known as the 'Kievan Rus' as the Mongols took control and "captured, sacked, and destroyed Kiev, the symbolic cent Continue Reading...
At the same time, foreign direct investment capital increased exponentially in different areas. These factors allowed the banking sector become well capitalized with over $1 billion in reserves. (Lewis) (Dosmukhamedov) According to Baumol (2007) th Continue Reading...
Mongol Empire: Advantages and DisadvantagesTrade between the Far East and the Mediterranean world has ancient roots. Yet, it was only in the late th century that Europeans started forming direct trade links with China, India, and the famed Spice Isla Continue Reading...
Genghis Khan is one of those figures from history that the average person has heard about, and perhaps knows a little something about, but the real biographical details may be fuzzy. This paper seeks to present the relevant data about Khan, along wit Continue Reading...
Islam Ibn Khaldun conceptualized history in terms of transformations of social and political power, leading to cultural changes. This was especially true for the expanding Muslim world, of which Ibn Khaldun was a part. During the Middle Islamic peri Continue Reading...
Eventually, the powerful families that had supported the Mongols and with them their religion of Buddhism was diminished and swept form power and the final and longest dynasty emerged: the Yi or Chosun Dynasty. The Yi or Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910 Continue Reading...
Although little is known about the group, it is clear that they have been able to maintain their identity and lifestyle despite numerous challenges ("Sarakatsani"). Today, they are still known as pastoral Christians. In being able to preserve this i Continue Reading...
Although the most powerful nomadic influence over Eurasian politics, economics, and religion -- it was not the first. The earlier Turkish nomadic factions coming from Central Asia also had heavy influences on both Asia and the rest of the world. Du Continue Reading...
Power Politics and Glory Example 1: The Great Wall Of China It is a common phenomenon for an object to be associated with the ruler or the country in question. The Great Wall of China, where not only served as a defense system, but also consolidat Continue Reading...
Olmec Although scientists found artifacts and art objects of the Olmecs; until this century they did not know about the existence of the Olmecs. Most of the objects which were made by this community were associated with other civilizations, such as Continue Reading...
Globalization American Cultural Products have an Impact on Other Cultures About the American Culture How the American Culture Affects Products Globally Influences of Culture on One Another American Culture in China American Culture in Korea Ma Continue Reading...
Culture is no small force; it shapes individuals and impacts tremendously on politics (McCartney, 2004). Nations are made up of people, who, from the moment of their birth, are deeply and profoundly shaped by the cultures and customs from whence th Continue Reading...
Syria I am Osmane Arslanian, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Organization, and I am deeply privileged to speak about my country and its people. Syria first referred to the land of Aram East of the Mediterranean Sea betw Continue Reading...
Significant cultural, scientific and political developments are to be observed in this period in virtually the entire Greater Middle East. The fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 brought the Arab world into a great disappointment as the territories Continue Reading...
With only one front these tensions should be lessened and a more cohesive effort should be expected by the various forces comprising the Coalition. Jones acknowledges that America is stuck in Afghanistan for some time and, therefore, must take a sp Continue Reading...
This time Israel captured the Sinai peninsula and occupied some territories it had captured for some time (Jonah, 2002), including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (Hanania, 2005). While Israel saw this as the rights of the victor, Arabs saw it as a Continue Reading...
Education The definition of an educated person has no doubt altered over time. Certainly, many people have tried to formulate the ultimate definition of what an educated person is, and what achieving that state might entail. In my earliest thoughts Continue Reading...
Improvements to The Chinese System and Ideals Done by Kublai Khan Introduction Genghis Khan moved his troops into the quasi Chinese Chin-rule north China in 1211, and in 1215 they crushed the capital city. Hisson Ogodei vanquished all of North China Continue Reading...
The Black Death Plague in China in the 1300sThe cause of the black death was only recently hypothesized and proven to be the Yersinia pestis with scientific advancement made in the 18th and 19th centuries. The pandemic that wiped out the Chinese popu Continue Reading...
Healing and Belief Russians base much of their healing system around beneficial herbs and folk remedies. This harkens to feudal eras when professional medical service was unavailable, but was reinforced in Soviet times when doctors were poorly equ Continue Reading...
The American Dream was repeatedly exposed as a lie by American dramatists, ranging from Eugene O'Neill to Edward Albee to Arthur Miller -- but the PR machine had already been established: Orwell's warning was not heeded -- and "ignorance" became "st Continue Reading...
Once the practice of Islamic worship the women of that region began to be subjected to stricter codes, from marriage to dress and the risk of honor becoming an even greater issue grew. The terrorization by the Mongols and Turks was quite different f Continue Reading...
Christianity was born in the Middle East, the religion has become globalized with a relatively sparse and scattered Christian presence in the region today. Currently, Christians suffer from frequent persecution, especially at the hands of terrorist g Continue Reading...
The more important someone's rank in society was, the bigger the obligations became and thus, the responsibility increased. Mesopotamia was a region between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates where the swing of world's first civilization emerged. Continue Reading...
Gene Flow in Horses Across the Silk Road The ancient Silk Road was an exchange network that facilitated the genetic outcome of animals connected to the human migrations within the Silk Road. One common animal that was traded along the Silk Road, wh Continue Reading...
In such a vast place, regions and sub-regions have changed hands many times - the vagaries of political control have played their part too. Yet one fact stands out - and that is that, the great change which the area is now witnessing is, for the mos Continue Reading...
A historical turning point, as well as a vast human tragedy, the Black Death of 1346-53 is unparalleled in human history" (2005, 43). The impact of the Black Death on the majority of the social structures of European society was also profound but a Continue Reading...
.. Popular understanding of the crusades nowadays tends to think in terms of a great contest between faiths fuelled by religious fanaticism. This perception is bound up with modern sensibilities about religious discrimination, and... It is a perspect Continue Reading...
Thus, weak institutions, frequent military takeovers, and corruption in government ranks, both civilian and military has resulted in present state of affairs of Pakistan. Syria: Syria's history has been one that was dominated by family rule, foreign Continue Reading...
Middle Age Crusade: The Middle Ages Crusades were a succession of holy wars initiated by the European Christian states against the Saracens i.e. The Moslem during this period. These holy wars were known as crusades because the term was derived from Continue Reading...
e. The voices who argue that America should and could be an imperial superpower, but lacks sound practical judgment. The thesis of this paper is that the history of the Roman Empire can be matched to that of the United States in terms of economy, po Continue Reading...
