The Aztec Empire flourished between c. 1345 and 1521 CE and‚ at its greatest extent‚ covered most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Motecuhzoma II to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico. Highly accomplished in agriculture and trade‚ the last of the great Mesoamerican civilizations was also noted for its art and architecture which ranks amongst the finest ever produced on the continent. The Aztec state is actually
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The Aztec empire was of immense population and size which benefited from a central control. Cortes had discovered that his conquest of Mexico would not be as easy as Pizarro’s conquest of the Incas. The process the leadership being killed after gradual trade would not be possible in Mexico. It was the religious beliefs of the Aztecs that gave Cortes and his men the opportunities necessary for conquest. Thesis. The Aztecs were a very complex people. They were a civilization over 2000 years old
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Mongol DBQ The Mongols were a nomadic people until 1206‚ when they acknowledged Temujin as the supreme leader‚ Genghis Khan. A huge empire was created under his rule‚ linking Eastern and Western Eurasia. An analysis of these documents will discuss the topic of how the Mongols expanded their empire so far in such a short time through their power of violence. This analysis will also show the admiration and respect of the Mongols by others in surrounding regions. Ultimately‚ this analysis will discuss
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Many different people have studied and observed the Mongols throughout history. Ruled by Genghis Khan‚ they were an empire that sought out and conquered whatever they could. Throughout their reign‚ many different opinions began to form about it. Through these different attitudes‚it can be seen that some viewed the Mongols as a admirable and respectful empire while other saw them as deceiving and ruthless. There are those regard the empire with admiration. A chronicler Muslim had the idea that
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Many people have thought about taking over the world. One man and a huge army almost did so. The Mongol Empire was ruled by the greatest land conqueror of all time. Genghis Khan‚ he and his descendants led them through the three major stages of their reign. Genghis Khan united the different groups of nomads in Asia to create the greatest land conquering empire of all time. Temujin a Mongol chieftain who later became known as Genghis Khan rose to power as a teenager. While still a teenager Khan was
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The Mongol Empire was very strong it lasted from 1206 to 1368 during this time there was many rules and many very cool inventions that were used. The first ruler was Genghis Khan the second was Kublai Khan and the third was Batu Khan. Genghis Khan was born in the year 1162 on the steppes of Mongolia.he lived until August 18‚ 1227 he was a great ruler. He came to power by uniting the Nomadic Tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding his empire and being named Genghis Khan he started to conquered
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At that time‚ there were Mongol tribes that lived independently from each other. They beliefs‚ religion‚ laws and order separated from each other. They did not want to accept anyone’s religion‚ laws or beliefs and others did not want to do the same thing in return. When Genghis Khan unified all of the tribes‚ all of them started to have the same points of view‚ therefore creating a strong empire. Unified as an empire‚ they started to conquer other cities and towns‚ to show their strength‚ religion
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time‚ on the East‚ the massive Mongol Empire was under the leadership of Chinggis Khan. The empire grew rapidly and descendants were sent invasions in all directions. With the Mongol’s developed technologies‚ various ideologies and commodities were dispersed and exchanged all over Eurasia. The East and the West both have strong cores. European powers in the West and Mongols in the East. These two powerhouses share no cultural uniformity. Europe’s ignorance of the Mongols productions was quite prominent
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of the Mongol empire‚ but mainly the size of empire was too large for one person to rule‚ they weren’t able to maintain religious traditions‚ and fighting in war was difficult. The Mongol Empire once stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean sea and had many different religions and civilizations. The substantial size of the empire alone was enough to cause rulers difficulty in controlling the citizens. From 1162-1227‚ the Mongol was at it’s height‚ but from 1769-1821‚ the Mongol had decreased
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The Mongol empire was a large empire which was mainly started by Genghis Khan in 1206. This empire has expanded over many years and even continued its strength with following leaders or khanates. Some of the effects of Mongol expansion include increased violence and more secure trading and industry. Also‚ settled societies of Eurasia responded to this empire in accordance to their religion and trade. These effects of Mongol expansion along with the response of Eurasian societies make some of the
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