Fazlur Khan

China and Japan were two of the most significant East Asian civilizations in pre-modern world history. China is a large country bordered by Mongolia and North Korea with many geographical features including deserts, a plateau, rivers, a plain, and is surrounded by three major bodies of water. China’s pre-modern history began with in 1600 BCE with the Shang Dynasty, and ended in 1911 with the Qing Dynasty. Different forms of philosophy impacted social structures, and everyday life of Chinese citizens

When there is talk pertaining to travel and exploration in the middle ages, the mention of the name Marco Polo is inevitable. In addition to that, the names of the Mongols, Kublai Khan, and the Silk Road also seem to come with the package. So what is the relation between them exactly? To the people with an inadequate knowledge of the middle ages these names are but single entities that have no connection whatsoever. But in reality, to truly grasp the great deed that Marco Polo has accomplished, one

Romantic Literature focuses on the natural world and the use of the human imagination to explore that world. For the Romantics, reason which was valued by the enlightenment authors found its meaning with imagination and was possibly even more important. This allowed them to ignore the strict rules in regard to diction, style and form that the enlightenments were so enthralled with. Samuel T Coleridge, one of the most popular Romantics, in his time and ours is well known to have had a substance

Almost everyone in the world has heard the name Genghis Khan, but how they view his legacy varies greatly depending on what part of the world they live in. In Europe and the Americas the name Genghis Khan is synonymous with barbarism, cruelty, murder and destruction, but in much of Asia he is viewed as a hero, a unifier and a military genius. Even his date of birth is a subject of some debate. Whatever perspective you choose to take, the one thing that is undeniable, is the fact that a boy named

05/05/2016 Global History 151 Paper #2 Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In this book, Weatherford essentially aims to show a different side of Genghis Khan, one that differs from the negative views that people commonly associate with him. Weatherford primarily aims at making the reader understand Genghis Khan on a more personal level by describing his life long events. Rather than just viewing Genghis as a conqueror such as Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar, Weatherford

through out this essay thanks to the Cambridge Illustrated Edition of China and The Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian. The Mongol invasion, Marco Polo, and the Qing Dynasty are all factors that lead to this cultural revolution. Chinggis (aka Ghengis) Khan is the most predominant name that comes to mind when Mongols are talked about, but it is his son (Ogodei) and his grandson (Khubilai) who are the reason the Chinese experience the multicultural and ethnical diversity during this time. Upon his death

civilizations and cultures in its trail. Through it openness to ideas and trade, the Mongols brought unprecedented rise to the exchange of commerce and knowledge that would reshape Eurasia and, ultimately, the world. The Mongols, led by Ghenghi Khan (1162-1227), formed one of the most imposing armies ever known. In just twenty-five years, the Mongols conquered more land and people than the Roman empire did in four hundred years. With their superior military warfare, complete discipline, unwavering

If the depth of Jay Gatsby’s maniac love for Daisy was made known immediately, or the tension in Madame Bovary didn’t rise in such calculated fashion, or Moby Dick started with Captain Ahab’s fatal standoff with his white whale, some of literature’s most beloved works would lose a great amount of their clout. Organization is among the most potent tools in literature. Content always steals the spotlight but the manner in which ideas are conveyed holds equal weight. Invisible Cities avoids the traditional

Amy Chua, from the very beginning dives into her thesis, which she argues from the introduction continued all through part one of “ Day of Empire” and without a doubt, throughout the entire book. Chua’s clear, distinctive thesis can be condensed into two main points. To begin with, she explains how for every society that has been allowed to be called a hyperpower have been – at the time, considered to be “tolerant”. In every instance to achieve supremacy, every hyperpower had to enclose a certain

The Abduction of Women in “The Secret History of the Mongols” The Mongols livelihood was based on tribal raids en-order to survive. During the twelfth century the Mongols wanted to be ruler over the Khitans, and Jurchens, which consisted of a majority of wandering individuals that continued to reside in the east, and learned to become skilled at assets from China. The Turks were another group of peoples that wanted to become ruler over the Khitans, and Jurchens. This particular group of individuals