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Intelligence Agency). The members of parliament elect the Prime Minister, who is mostly in charge of the nation. Mongolia has endured drastic changes since its once powerful empire that stretched as far as Europe. The Soviet Union greatly influenced the Mongolian government and society due to the support they received both financially and in multiple wars and altercations. Due to the pressure of the Soviet Union, Mongolia was a communistic government with very controlling ideas. From 1920 to 2001, the government

King Charlemagne and Chinggis Khan were both visionary leaders and brilliant military tacticians who managed to unite large parts of the world during their lifetimes. Charlemagne was an emperor who ruled the majority of Western Europe during the medieval time period from 768 to 814.1 Khan was born around 1162 and successfully unified Northeast Asia, creating the second largest known empire in the world that lasted well after his death in 1227.2 Charlemagne and Chinggis Khan had very different

The Armenian Cilician kingdom represents a rare instance of a “transcultural” and global society that began to include aspects of European culture during the time of the First Crusade. The definition of transculturation is an important way to understand the nexus of human groups, which were able to be move about freely in a typically geographically isolated region of southern Europe. For instance, Ortiz defines the example of Cuba as part of an epicenter of transcultural exchanges, which define the

Marco Polo in China: Interpretive Analysis Although Marco Polo started out as a humble merchant from Venice, he eventually developed a reputation as one of the world’s greatest explorers (“Marco Polo”). He was much more than just a trader however, providing the Western world with detailed accounts of the foreign society that was Medieval China under the Mongol conquest. These accounts would later become invaluable to historians for centuries to come. Written in ca. 1270 CE, the document titled

mountains, whose peaks kissed the clouds, we were standing there. All that remained was the sound of the river, its current crisply flowing nearby. That is how the Mongolian countryside is. This is one of many stories that unfolded during my 10-day stay in Mongolia with my friend Jerry Gross. The Asia Pacific Institute (API), a Mongolian think tank, invited Jerry and me to Mongolia to learn about the country 's politics, foreign affairs, history, and culture. When we received the invitation, we were

positives of having strict Mongol order to protect trade along the silk road and punish thieves and criminals. Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and explorer. He wrote this while traveling through Mongolian ruled Persia, and most likely wrote it to inform his fellow merchants of the safety of the Mongolian trade routes and keep record of his journey. As a merchant and explorer Marco would be a credible source to comment on the safety of trade routes, having seen many during his journey. Document 3

the next empire. Three great empires that are perfect examples of this are the Roman, Mongolian and Ottoman Empires. Regarding the rise and fall of these empires, there were differences that set them apart, however, there are several similarities that merit a thorough examination, with the Roman Empire having the greatest influence on society today. Factors that contributed to the rise of the Roman, Mongolian and Ottoman Empires involve the following: some sort of unification whether it be political

time in Post-Classical Asia was the Mongol Empire under the rule of Genghis Khan. Emperor Genghis Khan was able to unite various scattered Mongolian clans and turn them into a strong empire with an amazing military. Khan created the largest empire in history, stretching from the Caspian Sea all the way to Beijing. He even began the golden age of the Mongolians, known as the Pax Mongolica. Genghis Khan's great success as a ruler was due to his war tactics, brutality, and centralized

Kublai khan rose to power in 1260 and became ruler of the Mongolian Empire. He was the greatest of the Mongol Emperors being that he founded the yuan dynasty in china and had many civilization achievements. The main religion that Kublai Khan favored during the Mongolian empire was Buddhism although he allowed the people to practice their own religion like Islam and Christianity. Buddhist entered service of the Mongol Empire after being defeated by Genghis khan ,his grandfather, and continuing during

book I have chosen is 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