ECON 3R03 Lecture : 31-01-13
10 Feb 2013
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Course: econ 3r03 - the history of economic growth. Genghis khan"s army consisted of horsemen and after uniting the mongols he started on a quest to expand his empire. He was one of the most brutal emperors ever: his conquest of china resulted in 35 of 115 million chinese peoples losing their life. Even after his death his son continued his expansion all the way to the gates of vienna. It is thought they turned back because europe was a less ideal area for raising and feeding horses so the mongols felt it wasn"t worth conquering. After mongke khan the mongol empire was divided among genghis" grand- sons. A special note about hulagu, he captured al-tusi and became his patron even building him an observatory to work in. Kublai khan begins the yuan dynasty in china. China mostly alone but employed foreigners in key public positions, including.
