Afghan History
The history of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic story. Afghanistan is one of the most poverty stricken, war torn and ravaged nations in all the world and things dont look like getting any better. Afghanistan has had a huge history of invasion and civil upheavals which have left the o....

Black Death and its effects on European and Asian societies
One of the most famous and horrible occurrences in our worlds history is the Black Death. Not only did it take a stammering number of lives but it had a devastating impact on the society as well. What was so powerful about a sickness? Could it have been prevented? Where did it even come from? ....

Establishing World Trade Routes 1100-1500
If there was ever an important period historians, and people could put a finger on, this would be it. This is the important period where the worlds countries, kingdoms, and dynasties established trade routes. This is the period where countries were made and countries were destroyed because of th....

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan By Stephen Smith When you think of the great world conquerors, who comes to mind? Do you think of Caesar and the Roman Empire? How about Alexander the Great and the Macedonians or Napoleon and the French? You probably neglected to think about Genghis Khan and ....

Genghis Khan - Brutal Warrior, Enlightened Leader, and Product of his Time
Brutal Warrior, Enlightened Leader, and Product of his Time The popular perception of Genghis Khan is that of a harsh, brutal, unsympathetic warrior and leader who overran his opposition in support of his ambitious and self-serving goals. Yet Khan may also be viewed more sympathetically as someo....

Mongols vs. British Expansion
From about 1100 to 1800 A.D, neither the Mongols nor the British had purpose for their expansion. But the two went about expanding two separate ways. The British thought their race to be the best and did not believe in unity. The Mongols did believe in unity and rulers such as Genghis Khan sought to....

Russia's Population
Russian Population Research Project 1. Natural Characteristics affecting population Distribution (Arizona 07) Population distribution is heavily affected by natural characteristics such as rivers, mountains, lakes and forests. A lot of people tend to live where there are pleasant living condi....

Similarites and Differences between the Mongols and the Incas
The Mongols were obscure people who lived in the outer reaches of the Gobi Desert. They were a pastoral and tribal people that did not really seem to be of any consequence to neighboring peoples. The Mongols were in fact a group of disunified tribes that would gather regularly during annual migratio....

The Mongol Empire: Establishing a powerful Empire through Conquest
The Mongol Empire: Establishing a powerful Empire through Conquest The formation of a strong and powerful empire was the main achievement that dynasties of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries strived towards. Empires which had achieved such a powerful state were able to develop and contr....

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