The Conquests of Genghis KhanCan one man really change the world? If that man is Genghis Khan, the answer is yes. Born around 1161, Temujin, as he was named, grew up in humble surroundings. As a teenager, he fled from enemy raiders, but he became a fearless—and feared—man who commanded an army of thousands and an empire of millions. In fact, by the mid-1200s Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire included much of the known world. Though he was responsible for the deaths of millions, he also showed tolerance for religious and cultural differences among the many peoples he conquered, and he brought stability and unification to a vast area where it had never before existed. Even today, the name Genghis Khan continues to instill fear in some and admiration in others. His election as Great Khan in approximately 1190 is surely one of history’s most pivotal moments. |
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Rivers flow across the plains, creating some particularly fertile areas, and hills and mountains scattered around the plateau rise into the great blue Mongolian sky. Several formidable landmasses and natural borders hem in Mongolia's ...
They fished in streams and rivers, hunted the forest's wild creatures, and also raised some domesticated animals such as cattle. Other Mongols led nomadic lifestyles. They moved from place to place across the Mongolian steppes, ...
18 These spirits also sometimes inhabit individual aspects of nature, such as rivers or rocks. The most powerful figure in Mongolian spirituality was Tenger Etseg (often simply called Tenger), or Blue Heaven.
The gers lay nestled near the Onon River, which cut through the hills of the eastern Mongolian plateau. In one of these tents, a young woman gave birth to her first child. The baby's mother and father, Hoelun and Yesugei, ...
... advised by her cap- tives—and new family—to forget him. One of Yesugei's brothers chided, “This fellow who held you in his arms, he's already ridden over the mountains. This man who's lost 25 26 you, he's crossed many rivers by now.
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Chapter Three Forging A Mongol Nation | 40 |
Chapter Four The Foundations Of An Empire | 58 |
Chapter Five Storming The Gates Of Cathay | 72 |
Chapter Six A Wave Crashing Westward | 90 |
Epilogue In The Great Khans Wake | 118 |
Primary Source Research | 130 |
Glossary | 143 |
Whos Who? | 145 |
Source Notes | 150 |
Selected Bibliography | 152 |
Further Reading And Websites | 153 |
Index | 156 |
About The AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments | 160 |
Back Flap | 161 |
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| 書名 | The Conquests of Genghis Khan Pivotal Moments in History |
| 作者 | Alison Behnke |
| 版本 | 圖解 |
| 出版者 | Twenty-First Century Books, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0761340254, 9780761340256 |
| 頁數 | 160 頁 |
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