Discussion Of Militaries In Public School Is Often Relegated

Tyler Bonin’s The Atlantic article “The Challenge of Teaching War to Today's Students”, published in November 8th, 2017 addresses the “Challenge” of this article with “I realized that it was not simply a matter of disinterest, but rather that the subject only existed to them in an abstract manner”. Tyler Bonin, in his Rationale, interprets this challenge as a congestion to the future of the current generation in America as today’s students will be “exposed to an entirely new set of policies and institutions have been developed in the name of the “War on Terror.””. Thus in Bonin’s postulation, ultimately it is the civic responsibility of today’s students to understand and assess violence being

Genghis returned in 1225, only to find a Chinese army of 300,000 men, while he only had 180,000. Despite the lesser army, the Mongols completely destroyed the Chinese(“Genghis Khan” ABC-CLIO). Genghis Khan was a very organized man, and this helped him greatly in battle. He organized his army into units of tens, 100s, and 1000s, and each unit had a commander. This organization and structure allowed for good productivity and people were less likely to rebel or be successful in doing so (Beck 332).

The Qing Dynasty relied heavily on the effectiveness of its fighting forces. However, due to corruption and loss of skills the military began to crumble. Militarism, the use of army for political advantage, became very influential for a large

The bigger an empire gets, the more threats it faces. An authority, such as the Mongol Empire, with its trade and larger economy will attract much envy. A powerful and dominant army is essential for protection, and most importantly to their leader, Genghis Khan, conquering enemy territory. The Mongol battle tactics were based on horseback riding combined with archery; this allowed for swift and precise battle that would certainly strike fear into the enemy (Gale Group). Genghis Khan organized his armies in a way that his men were commanded by increasingly higher ranks. This system was based off of a meticulously designed decimal system. Each ranking officer had a specific name. An Arban would be in charge of ten men. A Zuun would command one hundred, a Mingghan, and a Tumen would commandeer as many as ten

Understanding the Mongol’s culture is the key to comprehending their strength in numbers. Their leader was Chinggis Khan, a man who was obsessed with combining empires into one world ruled with his power. In order to do it, he needed a loyal army that would follow his commands into battle. Eventually he found men who believed in him and his mission. The dedication of his soldiers became exactly the right kind of army he needed to conquer other empires. “If we disobey your command during battle, take away our possessions, our children, and wives” (489). He treated his soldiers with respect. Happy soldiers meant a dedicated army to follow command and succeed in battle. He understood the importance of his soldiers and said, “I consider the people my children, and take an interest in talented men as if they

Before Qin became emperor, the government system was not fair. He improved it by ranking officials according to their achievements and abilities. Instead of having status because of family, soldiers would be promoted

The mongols had this military that conquered the most amount of land, and was praised for their effectiveness and deadliness. Examples of this are in document B, which is an excerpt from a book. It talks about how the mongols clothing was designed for war and to try and better protect their own soldiers, better than the enemy's soldiers. It also talked about the things the mongols were given as a soldier, and how it made their soldiers better than the emmys. This document shows how they had specifically designed their overall

Under the rule of Genghis Khan, military power and rule was a great focus. They required “all men over the age were expected to undertake military duty.” (Doc B) They needed a lot of soldiers in order to conquer more land. The mongols had a very strict military but it was very organized. The Mongol military was based on sections “if one

Documents 1,6, and 7 indicate how the Mongols had a well organized military, which enabled the Mongols quick expansion. According to Mongol Oral Tradition, Chingis Khan used tactics toward the enemy, which often caused them to be faked out and expect they had won. Using these specifics, Khan was able to fully attack, while the enemy was under the impression they won. (Doc. 1) Juvaini, who had insight of the Mongols since he was appointed to be governor, explained how the military was “so arranged and able to conquer in an orderly fashion.” (Doc. 6) Conquering as an organized military allows them to be stable when attacking, rather than fragile causing their plan to fall apart. Marco Polo, having expertise in traveling and a qualification/ accurate description of the Mongol’s military as having “skin for armor, brave in battle” and surpass anyone in fortitude under difficulties. (Doc. 7) As the Mongols

For instance, the Mongolian army… an organized and powerful group that could force civilizations to surrender with ease. Some view the Mongol army as brutal killers that are responsible for the death of millions, but if you think about the ratio of miles conquered to amount of deaths, you will find that the numbers are reasonable. The Mongolian army was extremely well regulated. According to John of Plano Carpini (who was believed to be the first European to visit the Mongols in their homeland) Genghis Khan created a system of tiers… “over ten men should beset one man and he is what we call a captain of ten; over ten of these should be placed one, named a captain of a hundred; at the head of ten captains of a hundred is placed a soldier known as a captain of a thousand, and over a thousand is one man, and the word they use for this number (is tuman). Two or three chiefs are in command of the whole army, yet in such a way that one holds the supreme command.” The Mongols were not barbaric, but in fact civilized. They controlled an advanced army that had the power to overthrow even the strongest of armies. Their army also symbolized a strength of unity. Each individual team and soldier had to constantly be aware of who was doing what, what to do, and what not to do. They must advance as a unit and retreat as one as well. Moreover, not only was the Mongolian army exceedingly coordinated,

Overall, this article holds significance because it demonstrates that even though the Mongols upheld and integrated foreign institutions into their Empire, that they remained in control. Morgan begins his argument by addressing the challenges of sources, especially because most of the sources pertaining to the Mongol Empire where documented by Persian and Chinese authors. Next, he goes onto discuss the three types of governmental institutions that I listed above in order to demonstrate the nature of the Mongol Empire. Later, he concludes that the reasons for these governmental implementations where to increase profits within the Empire, as well as gather military strength. Lastly, because of this information given, he is able to conclude that the Mongols overwhelmingly used the people that they the controlled to benefit their empire, and even though some individuals like Rashid Al-Din were given powerful positions, that they were never in charge of the military campaigns that the Empire was established upon and thus inferior.

Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World provides a refreshing and insightful perspective on the Mongol Empire and their impact on history. Weatherford ardently dispels stereotypes often associated with Genghis Khan and the Mongols while highlighting their significant achievements that immensely induced them and the modern world. As Weatherford explained the history of Temujin, I found myself admiring how he overcame various hardships and created a destiny for himself. He not only created an empire, “he built a new and unique system based on individual merit, loyalty, and achievement.” (Weatherford xix)

Temüjin, better known as Chinggis Khan, was a Mongolian born in 1160’s, who later became the leader of the one of the most successful armies in the history of a mankind. Mongols under his leadership Mongols first conquered China relatively easily and then moved towards west, partly simultaneously. This essay examines the reasons for his success in conquering Iran and especially the reasons why the Muslims of Iran were not able to resist his army’s invasion. First this essay discusses Chinggis Khan’s army’s strength and superiority in general level, then shifting focus to the particular case of Iran. It becomes evident that Chinggis Khan was an extraordinary military leader and that besides that the army was extremely successful due to its

While it was not unusual for the men of the Mongol empire to be out battling for control over foreign lands, the wives of the tribal and clan chiefs would frequently accompany their husband’s during actions against enemies (Hartog 10). The women would, “put on the helmet of war, taking up the bows and arrows of battle, and going forth to defend their nation and their families” alongside their husbands (Weatherford, Secret History).

The start of the Mongol Empire began as a system of nomadic pastoralists who were extremely well experienced horsemen and traveled with their flocks of sheep, goats, cattle, and horses over the vast steppes of the prairielands of Central Asia. At the start of the Mongols rise to supremacy was the formation of tribal coalition known as “All the Mongols” (Saunders 1971) While the early tribal coalition was successful at establishing itself as a power in Manchuria and North China, it wasn’t until the rise of a well-known figure did the Mongols ascend to a force to fear and respect. That