The Mongol ruler Genghis Khan is to be known as one of the most deeply feared conquerors to be recorded in history. He not only conquered land and tribes, but he had to conquer obstacles he faced through his life. His brilliant intelligence and fantastic skills molded him into a successful tyrant. Genghis Khan was from then on, an example of leadership to future leaders through his great feats. Genghis Khan did not have the easiest childhood in the world. He was born around 1162 in north central
under the leadership of a prominent Chinese military figure named Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan, also known as Temuchin or Chinggis Khan, changed the way China was conducted as whole by uniting the different Mongolian tribes. Khan’s legacy in China was well known for conquering other Chinese territories by cruel and ruthless military tactics. There is even a modern day film, Mongol: The Rise of the Genghis Khan, that portrays Genghis Khan and the Mongols actions during the 12th and 13th century. While
Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo. Genghis Khan. What do these three men have in common? According to Jack Weatherford, they’re all Renaissance men. In his book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (2004), Weatherford claims that Khan was not the barbaric leader of savages he had been portrayed as in Western Culture, but instead was an intelligent, strategic leader with a focus on securing the wellbeing of his empire. The book does a fantastic job at highlighting many of Khan’s contributions
According to the Oxford Dictionary, literacy is defined as “The ability to read and write.” Traditional literacy will be the focus of this paper due to the fact that in the last decade a new type of literacy has emerged called digital literacy, which will have a greater importance as new generation come of age. These generations are considered digital natives and according to Technopedia (Technopedia
whose development is the essential part of globalization, is always the most important part of the international trade. So understanding the changes of trade between Europe and Asia can help us easily understand the changes of world trade. In this paper, I will focus on the changes of trade routes between Europe and Asia before and after the Black Death.