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BLOG 11: Chapter 11 - Pastoral Peoples on The Global Stage

The "Day of Mongolian Pride" was celebrated in the late 2012 by the Central Asian nation of Mongolia. This day represents the birth of Chinggis Khan known for being an epic hero of the country 850 years earlier. Chinggis Khan is celebrated by most Monoglian peoples because he is the creator of an empire, a economical and cultural promoter. Mongols played an important role in the Eurasian world during the thirteenth and fourteenth century. They left an indelible mark on the historical development of the entire Afro-Eurasian hemisphere and particularly on the agricultural civilization. Looking back and Looking Around: The Long History of Pastoral People 11,500 years ago, Pastoral people used to live in more favored environment where farming and animals helped civilizations to become more impressive. These people lived in an economy that thought them how to utilize blood, milk, wool, meat of animals and etc to occupy lands that couldn't support agricultural societies....

BLOG 10: Chapter 8 - China and the World

Chapter 8 China and the World In this chapter they talk about China being the "next superpower" country that will be headed for a  major role, possibly a dominant role. China is a one of the most powerful of the civilizations where technological innovations and the economy is booming. The country, China has changed socially, culturally and economically. Chinese history has often been viewed in the West as impressive but largely static or changeless and self-contained or isolated. China has improved during the "Golden Age". Canals were placed and linked between the northern and southern China to contribute the population equally. Plenty of other constructions were installed to help the country becoming a better lifestyle. Two dynastic were explained in this Chapter and they are: Tang (618-907) and the Song (960-1279) The Tang and the Song dynasties (which happened during the Gold Age of China) built a state structure what endured for a thousand years. A lead...