HIST 2B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sub-Saharan Africa, Rihla, Pax Mongolica
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2 document ids: who, what, when, where, why, and significance. Factors allowed the mongols to conquer much of eurasia in only a few decades. Military superiority, broader willingness to adopt skills, personnel, ideas from conquered peoples (adopted chinese technology) taxation, religion, weaponry, commerce. What effect did the mongol conquests have on eurasian civilizations. Mongol empire"s vast reach and interest in state-controlled commerce facilitated the flow of goods people across eurasia. Larger tribal confederacy in times of war- formed from family clans. Large-scale coordination of cavalry: large army, move across large distances, armies travel faster. Use of borrowed technology: rockets, gunpowder: adopt technology from enemies. Lived in tents- circular, felt-insulated; interior carpeted: lived in yurts- tent. Royal yurt: highest quality furnishings (persian rugs, chinese paintings: show off power and prestige of those who live there. Diplomacy: gift-based tribute, denote respect and subject to emperor. 1206: chinggis khan (genghis khan) unifies all mongols at tribal conference (kuriltai)
