9) The Chinese dynasties tang and song were very large and successful dynasties at that time period. They were strong and were wealthy. They had many accomplishments and achievements, some of them were Chinese government, roads and waterways commerce (paper, money, trade, etc., Gunpowder poetry, art, agriculture, porcelain. They were advanced and were the first to come up with gunpowder which they didn’t even use as much as the other empires that found out about it. They came up with commerce with paper money; they were the first to use paper money.
3) -Shogun -Daimyo -Samurai (code of conduct – Bushido) -Peasants
4) Sinification was largely limited in Korea to the elite, who monopolized most political offices and dominated social life. And the way it affected social development was, it was mainly by the elite because they controlled most the power and pretty much took control over the social hierarchy and how it was setup. Mainly because of this reason it was stabilized under this one social structure and it progressed due to the pattern of how it was maintained.
4) The Mongols were very barbaric people that had strict rules. They were also known as the strongest army out there. People were afraid of them. When the Mongols would go to invade a city the city would surrender before it was attacked because of how scared they were. It also led peace among all of Europe and united them with Asia. Which held them together strong due to the unity.
6) The Mongol conquest of Russia reduced the Russian princes to tribute-payers. Payments fell heavily on the peasants, who found themselves reduced to serfdom. Until the mid- nineteenth century, serfdom was typical of Russian agricultural labor. Some Russian cities, such as Moscow, recovered their fortunes by the increased trade the Mongol empire permitted. The Mongol conquest of Russia ensured the central position of Moscow and the Orthodox Church, led to changes in Russian military organization, and revised the political concepts of Russian rulers. The period of Mongol dominance also cut Russia off from Western Europe both politically and culturally.
4) The modern world-system originated around 1500. In parts of Western Europe, a long-term crisis of feudalism gave way to technological invention and the rise of market institutions. Advances in production and reasons for long-distance trade encouraged Europeans to reach
Mongol rule in China and the Middle East was similar in providing security, along trade routes and keeping the local government intact but differed in their treatment of the Arabs/Persians. Economic- Comparison Mongols provided security along the Silk Road. Increased trade, disease merchants, were safe, Mongols collected taxes, caught stealing=death. The Mongol expansion throughout the Asian continent from around 1207 to 1360 helped bring political stability and re-establish the Silk Road (via…
Recently, I listened to the audiobook version of Genghis Khan and the Makings of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford. The Mongols had always been a gap in my knowledge base that I wanted to fill. To say the least, I did not regret picking up the audiobook. It was excellent, and thought-provoking. Anyways, Weatherford begins his timeline before the birth of Temujin/Genghis Khan and continues to the present day, chronicling the life of Genghis Khan as well as rise and fall of the Mongolian Empires…
Effects of Mongol Conquest and Rule between Russia and China By: Diamon Mitchell 4B Skinny December 1st, 2013 The Mongol conquest and rule had a huge effect on China and Russia politically. During 1209 to 1279, the primary target for the Mongol conquest in China was to find agrarian wealth which meant adopting Chinese culture and ways of governing. Between 1237 and 1240, Russia encountered a new third-wave civilization and various independent princes proved unable to unite which…
Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………3 Overview Of Horses In Ancient Warfare…………………………4 Overview Of Mongol Conquests……………………………………..6 Map Of Mongol Empire…………………………………………………..10 How The Horses Enabled The Conquest…………………………10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….12 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….13 References………………………………………………………………………..13 Abstract The Mongol Empire was great; possibly the greatest in history. It was vast and surprisingly well-governed, and lasted…
Key Items: 1. Golden Horde A. Also known as the Kipchack Khanate, but is recognized as the Mongol Khanate founded by Genghis Khan’s grandson B. Was based on Southern Russia and had quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. 2. Timur/Tamerlane: A. Timur was a member of a prominent family of the Mongols Jagadi Khanate; he had gained control over much of Central Asia and Iran. Nickname Tamerlane B. He had consolidated the status of Sunni Islam as orthodox, and his descendants the…
in the history of the world. These barbarians were the Mongols. Their conquest of civilized society was frightening. They tore down scores of great cities. They slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people. Civilized people lived in terror of them. Some believed that Mongols ate humans. Some believed that Mongol ponies were big enough to eat trees. It seemed that no story about the Mongols was too fantastic to believe. How were the Mongols able to conquer civilized societies? How did it all begin…
Mongols is the best starting point for the movement of nomadic tribes in search of new pastures, and for sudden expeditions of a more grasping nature. They are called barbarians which means foreigner in ancient Greek. By the 1200’s barbarian was a negative term to those who lived beyond civilization. When the Mongol goods and bads are placed side by side on a scale it would tip to the bad sides. Mongols whipped out many big countries and the people who lived in them. They were good at fighting, not…
The wars affected France and England politically. At first, England was winning, but with the help of Joan of Arc, France drive out the English. THE SUI AND TANG DYNASTIES The Sui Dynasty (589618) reunified China and expanded its borders in a burst of military conquest. Despite its short life, it was the first strong dynasty to emerge after the fall of the Han. Even stronger was the Tang Dynasty (618906). Under the Tang, China became larger than ever before. Tang China forced many of its neighbors into a …
Shoguns would act as the most central ruler of their dominion. 16. $*Khanates The 4 Mongol kingdoms that were ruled by Chinggis Khan’s sons. They included the Golden Horde in western asia and east europe, the great khanate which became the Yuan Dynasty in China, the il khanate in Persia and the middle east, and the Chagati khanate in central asia 17. $*Chinggis KhanThe head of the nomadic Mongol Empire, or Khagan, who lead the mongolian conquest across Asia and the Silk Road and established Karakorum as the…
1. His spirit banner was destroyed by Communists in 1937 a. According to Mongol tradition that means his soul was destroyed 2. Late twentieth-century revival of Chinggis Khan’s memory 3. 2006 was 800th anniversary of foundation of Mongol Empire B. The story of the Mongols is an important corrective to historians’ focus on agriculturalists. 1. Pastoralists had a…