Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age

Ojediran Santamaria World History K 13 December 2017 Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Essay 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

Genghis Khan and the Mongols were once the most powerful force in the world. The vast Mongolian empire expanded from the Sea of Japan to the Black Sea. In its prime it once had control of 22% of the worlds land and continued to flourish longer than any other human force on the planet. In this essay the discussion of Genghis Khan, the Mongols, and the culture and ways of life that kept their empire in charge. Views that Jack Weatherford expresses in his book Genghis Khan: The making of the modern

Genghis Khan was the founder and the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He united many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia and secured more land than any other conqueror in history. Genghis Khan and the Mongolians were a leading force that molded much of Eurasia. He was born into poverty, and experienced the death of his father at a very young age. Genghis Khan eventually brought improvements to warfare, technology, and tribal relations in his attempt to establish a route to the Silk Road. He was

at a college in Minnesota. For his book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Weatherford began his research about tra when he was traveling in central Asia, later traveling to Mongolia where he hoped to finish his research. While in Mongolia, Weatherford decided to find answers to the question of who Genghis Khan was and worked with several others to do so. Genghis Khan, originally named Temujin, was born near the Onon River in 1162. At the age of nine his father died and his family became

The Mongol Empire became the world’s largest contiguous empire in human history because of the genius of Genghis Khan. He was an illiterate nomad all his life, but somehow managed to achieve unprecedented success with his battle plans and leadership tactics. Temujin, or as he would later be known, Genghis Khan, was born close to the time of 1162, clutching a large clot of blood if the legends are to be believed. If that was indeed true, it was a fitting beginning for the man who would go on to be

called Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. This book describes the Mongol Legacy and how his achievements have impacted the globe since he was first found. This book consists of Jack Weatherford’s take of how the Mongolian empire impacted the world. This book is divided into sections that talk about the stages of the Mongol influence. The first chapter is an introduction and a first chapter name “A Blood Clot”. It starts out with the speculation of the death of Genghis Khan. Some

invasion. All these changed due to the vision of one man – Genghis Khan, who aimed in unifying the world, which was thought to be a heaven’s command. He was on the conquest of whole of China, which was never accomplished by any other Barbarian ruler outside the Great Wall of China, except Genghis Khan. Background Genghis Khan, formerly known as Tehmujin was born in 1162 to a clan chief, Yesugei, of a Mongol tribe, Borjians (Hartog, 1989). At the age of 10, his father got poisoned by the Tartars as a form

great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”- Chinggis Khan. Chinggis Khan was the greatest military and political mind of his, if not all, time. His name has become synonymous with ruthlessness, but Chinggis Khan was actually the most civilized, merciful, and eco-friendly ruler of his time. Chinggis Khan’s birth name was Temujin. He entered the world he was destined to conquer in 1162 in the modern Mongolia-Siberia border area clutching a blood clot on his right hand. He

given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which

Life and Impact of Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (1162-1227) was a Mongol leader who rose from a humble background to become the emperor of the largest continuous empire in history. He conquered large regions of Central Asia and China after uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian Plateau. After his death, his descendants expanded the empire’s boundaries even further, until it stretched to places such as Poland, Syria, Vietnam, and Korea. At the height of their power, the Mongols ruled over 11 to