’Kubla Khan‚’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ is one of the most enigmatic and ambiguous pieces of literature ever written. Allegedly written after a laudanum (an opiate) induced dream‚ the author claims to have been planning a two hundred to three hundred line poem before he got interrupted by a ’man from Porlock‚’ after which he had forgotten nearly all of his dream. This may have been merely an excuse‚ and the poem was scorned at the time for having no poetic value‚ one critic even going so far as
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From the beginning‚ Asia has always had a huge impact on the history of the world. Without contributions from caliphs like Ibn Fadlan‚ traders like Abraham bin Yuji‚ and nobles such as Ibn Battuta‚ our world would be very different today. Xuanzang‚ a Buddhist monk‚ fled his Chinese monastery illegally to travel to India‚ and retuned after 17 years‚ around the same time the Tang dynasty began‚ where he later reunited with his brother‚ and remained a buddhist monk. Ibn Fadlan‚ a noble who traveled
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Industrialization: Proposed Lesson Plan for AP World History Grades 11-12 Rita Brunkow‚ Teacher Overview Industrialization is a global macro-change that started in the 18th century in Great Britain and continues today in developing states. Students will compare the 18th century industrial revolution in England to industrialization in China. They will learn how internal and external factors promoted or hindered industrialization. Another important aspect of this unit is to consider the effects
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Regional Interactions (600 to 1450 CE) A THUMBNAIL VIEW • As in the previous chapter‚ this time period witnessed a tremendous growth in long-distance trade due to improvements in technology. Trade through the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ the trans-Saharan trade route‚ and the Mediterranean Sea led to the spread of ideas‚ religions‚ and technology. During the period known as Pax Mongolia‚ when peace and order were established in Eurasia due to the vast Mongol Empire‚ trade and cultural interaction
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I. Japan Geography - About 4000 islands make up the Japanese archipelago‚ island group. Southern Japan enjoys a mild climate with plenty of rainfall. - Only 15% of the land is suitable for farming. Natural resources are in short supply. - Late summer and early fall strong tropical storms (typhoons) occur. Earthquakes and tidal waves are also threats. Early Japan - A.D.300‚ Japan was not a united country; hundreds of clans controlled their own territories. - People
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battlefield and also their ability to adapt to enemy tactics. The Mongolian invasion of China often makes it sound as though these nomadic people did not have much of a battle plan‚ however it is the exact opposite according to (Conant‚ 1994) “Genghis Khan was a very cautious man‚ and would study the towns and cities extensively through the use of spies before committing to an attack”. His army was so well disciplined and employed communication techniques on the battlefield that it is said that
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Hist 291 Spring Term Did the Mongols Create a More Diverse Islamic Identity? The historical relationship between the Mongols and Islam can be described as ambivalent. Historians have traditionally viewed the Mongolian invasion of the Khwarazmia and the Abbasid Caliphate as destructive to the Islamic identity‚ because Islamic world-empires suffered a loss of political power‚ economic wealth‚ and human life; and the destruction of Baghdad resulted in the loss of Islamic multicultural and
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Political and Economic Comparisons of the Yuan and Il Khan From 1200-1500 CE the Mongol rule spread‚ dominating large regions of land‚ and through violent conquering initiated economic and political effects throughout Eurasia. Both the Yuan and the Il-Khan were militaristic and conquered land‚ which led to a tribute-based economy. The Yuan maintained a stable bureaucracy‚ whereas the Il-Khan had many economic troubles. The two khanates were developed upon similar economic and political foundations
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Fill in the Blank: 1. The __ Golden Horde__ was one of the four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan and covered much of what is today south-central Russia. 2. One of the four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan’s death‚ the __ Ilkhan _ khanate eventually conquered much of the Abbasid Empire. 3. Prince __ Alexander Nevskii __ saved the city of Novgorod from the Mongols by submitting to Mongol demands. 4. ___ Prester John__ was
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there be a commander of a hundred thousand between whom and the Khan there is a distance of sunrise and sunset‚ and if he but commit some fault‚ the Khan dispatches a single horseman to punish him” (Doc: 4). A document from the perspective of one of the conquered civilizations would be very useful because it would give insight on how events took place. The Mongol leaders also contributed greatly to their success. Khan (known as Great Khan)‚ the very powerful military leader‚ didn’t tolerate the defiance
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