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    The Mongol empire was the largest empire in the history stretching a distance of thirty-three million kilometers and a population of over one hundred million people. Having been founded by Genghis Khan in as early as 1206, the empire was made up of Asian and Europe territories. The expansion of the Mongol empire continued until his untimely death in 1227, but his children took over, expanding the territories deeper across Europe, China and Asia. In the year 1236, Great Khan’s son Ogodei decided to

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    There were many powerful civilizations during the post-classical era, but these civilizations grew powerful using different methods of religion, governments, and class systems. Some of these civilization share many commonalities amongst each other. The Roman Empire was copied by the Byzantine Empire in many ways, while the Chinese empires used different methods of raising its people. The religion of these civilizations would often reflect how the country would be ruled. The similarities and differences

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    explained how the Mongols were one of the several nomadic peoples who competed with one another for pasture land and livestock. They also had no metal working, no written language, and no permanent homes. The Mongols also were first led by Genghis Khan and did not have a good reputation. The Mongols may have been successful, but it was due to mostly negative examples and information. The Mongols were although positive in a way. For example their Yam System, to make them go faster and farther. However

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    Celebrities have a moral responsibility to be good role models for the society, would you agree? First of all by using the dictionary the main definitions can be broken down; the definition for a celebrity is ‘a famous or well known person’. The definition of moral responsibility is ‘the idea that a person has moral obligations in certain situations.’ The definition of a good role model is ‘a person whose behaviour, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially by younger people

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    explained how the Mongols were one of the several nomadic peoples who competed with one another for pasture land and livestock. They also had no metal working, no written language, and no permanent homes. The Mongols also were first led by Genghis Khan and did not have a good reputation. The Mongols may have been successful but it was do to mostly negative examples and information. The Mongols were although positive in a way. For example their Yam System, to make them go faster and farther. However

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    The Jungle Book Analysis

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    character elephant Hathi marks the serious but neglected problems of contract, Justice and Sovereign Power that Leviathan fails to explain, implying that the ideal commonwealth described in Leviathan has its own weaknesses and instability. Driving Shere Khan out of the Jungle, the elephant Hathi, as the personification of the Law of the Jungle, inflicts a punishment on the tiger, the violator of the contract, in a way Hobbes depicts in Leviathan. Hobbes in his book states“[one] breaketh his Covenant, and

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    In breaking down the causations and effects of the Mongols regarding their rule on China during 1200-1500, one can see these include the implementation of governing philosophies of elected officials that shaped Chinese culture, the influence of tax-farming systems on China’s economy, and the influence of trade on social hierarchies. An example of an impact by the Mongols on Chinese rule is the negative influences of tax farming on Chinese economy. Another example of a causation of Mongol rule on

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    pastoralists people, originating in East-Central Asia. They were expert horse-back riders and used this to their advantage in military scenarios. Led by Genghis Khan, they were able to create an empire, dominating most of Eurasia. After Genghis died, his empire continued to grow, eventually dividing into four parts called Khanates. The Great Khan included China and Mongolia while the Ilkhanate controlled Persia and most of the Middle East. Persia and China were both affected by Mongolian rule, and while

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    highlands of Central Asia. Under Genghis Khan, the Mongols conquered most of the known world, holding an empire stretching from the coast of China to the edge of the Caspian Sea. Mongol rule did not come without consequences, both good and bad. Silk Road trade flourished, connecting East and West again. Religious tolerance under the Mongols was a significant advancement made by the Mongol Empire, and would later be a stepping stone for the modern world. Genghis Khan created a Pax Mongolica, lasting for

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    in the world, reaching from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean. The Empire was in existence during the 13th and 14th centuries, approximately from 1206 to 1368. Genghis Khan is the man responsible for the Mongol empire. The empire emerged when Kahn unified two nomadic tribes, the Mongol and Turkic tribes in Mongolia. “Genghis Khan, together with his sons and grandsons, conquered the most densely populated civilizations of the thirteenth century” (Weatherford, 5). With the help of their ruler, the

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