Essays Tagged: "Mongols"

This is a brief history of Russia until Alexander II's rule.

krainians, and more. While Europe was undergoing great changes, Russia's development stagnated. The Mongols suppressed Russia and isolated the nation from foreign contact. The Mongols left by 1480, bu ... influenced Russia in many ways. The concept of having one absolute monarch, or czar, came from the Mongols that Russia utilized. Czars hold unlimited power over the government and church. The Czar ma ...

(2 pages) 56 1 3.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Book Report on THe Life of Chingis Khan written by Vladirmisv

on, 1930.2.Boris Vladimirtsov's point of view on writing this book is to acknowledged people of the Mongols origin, and how extraordinary they conquered many civilized nations by spreading over the gr ... how these accomplishments of nomads happened under the rule of their greatest leader, Chingis-Khan.Mongols themselves possessed a historical literature consisting of traditions and legends, this woul ...

(2 pages) 62 0 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Suleiman I "The Magnificent" the Ottoman ruler.

pire lasted until the twentieth century.Pressured out of their homeland in the Asian steppes by the Mongols during the late 1200's a group of nomadic Turks settles in the region of Anatolia, in wester ...

(6 pages) 76 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Religions in China

he country, run by 170000 monks and nuns.Lamaism is found mainly among such minorities as Tibetans, Mongols and Tu, Naxi, Pumi and Menba ethnic groups. The form belonging to the Bali family of languag ...

(25 pages) 316 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Genghis Kahn's Great Conquest

howing courage and ambition. As he grew older these attributes became the means by which he led the Mongols. He ruled using fear to keep his empire intact. He used cunning and genius to lead on of the ... ribe. Following in the footsteps of his family Temujin became the next "Kahn" or head leader of the Mongols (Wolf 88).Temujin decided to follow in the foot steps of one of his ancestors, Kabul Kahn, w ...

(4 pages) 49 0 3.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The start of Chinese capitalism and its early demise.

s the first to let the entire Chinese territory to be taken over by barbarian tribes, in this case, Mongols. "The weak Song" was the term that most people use to refer to this period of time in Chines ... rs. At the end of Yuan dynasty, the Han Chinese population dropped another 26% to 16.2 million. The Mongols did not adopt the Song's capitalistic policies. The Song dynasty was the first to widely pri ...

(6 pages) 80 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

It is on Genghis Khan.

emujin. He was born early in the 1160's an exact date is unknown. His father was chief of the Yakka Mongols, but was poisoned in 1171 when Temujin was ten. From an early age he was said to have been i ...

(2 pages) 46 0 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

It is a three page overview of World War 2, the rise and fall of Hitler, certain battles, ect.

What would be said was the greatest war of the history of earth? Was it maybe Temujin and his Mongols conquering half the world? Mabye the Roman invasion of Greece. All this is up for dispute. B ...

(3 pages) 42 2 3.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Great wall of china

him and none of the earlier rulers. He had a strong army but the fierce tribes north of China, the Mongols and the Huns, were stronger. These nomadic tribes would come into China and steal crops and ... mies it was very successful at keeping out unwanted people. Unfortunately, in the year 1215 AD, the Mongols came down, under the rule of Genghis Khan, and destroyed major parts of the wall. It took tw ...

(3 pages) 71 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Compare and Contrast on how Ming China and the Ottoman Empire viewed their merchant class

y different.In Ming China absolutism was brought back after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty run by the Mongols. Their civilization was extremely ethnocentric. The emperors had complete and total rule ove ...

(3 pages) 63 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The Ming Dynasty

volved in the expeditions and with an increasing preoccupation with defending the North against the Mongols, it became increasingly important to channel resources more productively into Northern Defen ...

(1 pages) 37 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Compareson of what effect the mongols had on 3 differnt society's

Thesis: The Mongol invasions had impact on the regions of China, India, and Russia. Now the Mongols had a different impact on each region. In China the Mongols had a great and apparent impact ... h region. In China the Mongols had a great and apparent impact on them (Chinese) were weakened. The Mongols impact on India was a lot less noticeable, to the point where many would think it to be non ...

(3 pages) 61 0 2.7 Dec/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Russia Vs Middle East

The Mongols over a short period conquered many civilizations and was on their way to being a world power ... They were ferocious warriors and people would have too options surrender or die. Dead or alive the Mongols took over your village, and perhaps burned your house. The Mongols had a very powerful, orga ... appreciate the traditional urban culture of the Muslim territories they ruled.To sum it all up, the Mongols might have ruled Russia and the Middle East, but they were still very different, but they we ...

(2 pages) 33 0 5.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Discuss the changes and continuities of Russia from the 9th to the 18th century.

ation of Kievan Rus' developed, encompassing a small portion of modern day Russia. Around 1220, the Mongols arrived in Russia where they significantly influenced the Russian culture. In 1762, Catherin ... eloped the Cryllic alphabet which was incorporated into Russian literature. With the arrival of the Mongols or Tatars, Russia contacts with the west were cut off, causing Russia to miss numerous key t ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Kagemusha

Genghis Kahn was a great leader of the Mongols, that single handedly lead a tremendous crusade, conquering many villages and clans on his p ... n expert bow man and had great strength. His father was the chieftain of a tribe known as the Yakka Mongols.2 When his father passed away the clan started to deteriorate and some wanted revenge on the ... f the conqueror's greatest works was The Yasa. The Yasa was a code of laws that he made to give the Mongols strength and stability. One of the laws in The Yasa, is as follows, " Nobody shall leave the ...

(3 pages) 1093 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Rocketry

ts The first known date that rockets were used was the year 1232. At this time, the Chinese and the Mongols were at war with each other. During a battle, the Chinese kept the Mongol invaders back bye ... tive these primitive rockets were as weapons of destruction, but their psychological effects on the Mongols must have been amazing.Relating Rockets To Motion And Forces An unbalanced force must be exe ...

(2 pages) 999 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The Gladius- Research a typically Roman weapon, find out how they used it, and compare it with Rome, and what the other civilizations of the same era used as it's equivalent.

an terms, acting in a barbaric manner. Made bowlegged from riding since they were able to walk, the Mongols could resist an almost incomprehensive amount of hardship, a complete duplicate of the weapo ...

(4 pages) 9 1 3.4 Sep/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

The Mongols created a huge impact on the world today with their advanced fighting techniques and ability ... e invention of paper money, the first democracy in China, and the first with paper.In the book, the Mongols were portrayed in an objective view. Whereas with most of what the West thinks of the Mongol ... an aristocrat who were all being annihilated for the purpose of subduing the general population.The Mongols didn’t have much of a stabilized industry because they were horsemen of the steppe regi ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Alexander Nevsky

Knights during medieval Russia. The time is 1242 and the Russian people are under the reigns of the Mongols when they learn of an attack by the German Teutonic Knights is eminent. War hero Alexander N ...

(5 pages) 10 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Yuan Dynasty

ard to believe. For example Marco Polo would tell them that the efficient transportation system the Mongols had set up to unite their empire. In which relay riders allowed messengers to carry news all ... finally found a leader in a poor peasant. His name was Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang then drove the Mongols from South China and also 1368 he captured Beijing. After that the peasant general then clai ...

(1 pages) 11 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History