Central Asia Essays

The Mongol conquests ranged from East Asia to Eastern Europe during the 13th and 14th centuries. This established new international contacts which benefitted many societies. But this did not benefit every society. These societies were part of West Africa, Western Europe, South Asia, West Asia, and East Asia. We will begin with the benefiting societies. The Mongol conquest of the Kipchaks in Central Asia led to a merged society with the Mongol ruling class over Tatar which eventually absorbed

In Richard Foltz book, Religions of the silk road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization, he introduces us to a trade network that runs across central Asia. This trade network is known as the Silk Road, this road is made up of many different paths predominantly moving East to West. Throughout the book we see Foltz describe the different religions, languages, and political connections among its travelers. Some of the religions seen across the silk road include Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. We see

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history occupying 12 million square miles of land in Central Asia (Lewis, p. 1, 2002). When looking at a map of the Mongol Empire it is clear that it grew rapidly as it initially occupied its existing neighbors in 1207 and then went on to conquer the neighboring nations, taking control of the rest of central Asia by 1227 (Document C). It was created and controlled by Temüjin, who adopted the title Ghenghis Khan, meaning universal leader, from

throughout the years, its initial purpose of trade has remained the same. Goods are still traded to and from Europe and Asia. A change along the silk route was how disease was spread and how it largely impacted those who were affected. One of the continuities along the Silk Road was the initial purpose of establishing the trade route. Asian goods were traded with European merchants. Asia relied heavily on Silk being traded and considered

Eight hundred years ago during the 13th century a small central Asian tribe known as the Mongols conquered much of the known world. Mongols were nomadic people known for being barbaric and harsh when expanding their empire. Even though the Mongols were obviously brutes, their expansion of territory, military tactics, and facilitation of commerce proved they were more helpful than harmful. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongols and started the conquest of the Mongol Empire. He reigned from 1162-1227

Road was a great channel for merchandise transported along the East and West. In addition, the medium of which forms, artistic styles, ideas and as well as fashion were transported along the Silk Road. Central Asia was the starting point in the departure of stylistic influences on the art of Central Asia. China had a major importance during the Silk Road; not only by trading silk, the most luxurious fabric of all, but China was also able to trade jade. During the Han Dynasty (210 BC – 200 CE), merchants

Greg Mortenson was a medic, mountaineer, and an education advocate who wrote two best-selling books. His book, Three Cups of Tea, sold over five million copies and was a large part of the donations that were made to his charity, Central Asia Institute (CAI). Central Asia Institute was originally founded with a one million dollar donation by Dr. Jean Hoerni in 1996 (Ghillyer, A.W., 2014). Greg Mortenson’s book started when he failed to climb the second highest mountain, K2, on earth. Greg set

earliest catalysts for the trading routes through Central Asia, it was only one of lots products that was traded between East and West. The Silk Roads began to become popular over the Middle Ages, and they were still functioning in the 19th century. These trading paths did not follow any one trail – people had a wide choice of which route they would take. There were also maritime routes, where people transported goods from China and South East Asia across the Indian Ocean to Africa, India and the

route where resources such as silks, spices, and golds traveled all the way from Asia to Europe. The Silk Road created many more job opportunities for the lower ranked people and helped the Buddhists spread their religion and from disappearing. The Silk Road so important that without it many of the countries would not be able to communicate with one another and get to know each other better. Without the Silk Road Asia and Europe wouldn’t be able to trade which decreases the opportunities for the lower

considered the highest commodity. Silk was light, small and easy to carry as well as being durable and highly expensive. The Silk Roads allowed for the trade of goods as well as ideas, religions, and languages. Buddhism is known to have spread throughout Asia

Next, I examined some of the polities that existed after the fall of the Mauryan Empire. Two of these polities were created by tribes that came from Central Asia. These were the Shakas and the Kushans. The Shakas, also called Scythians, were divided into five groups that controlled various areas of Afghanistan and India. The Shakas first began moving into India and Afghanistan in the 2nd century BCE. According to Upinder Singh, “the Shakas and Scytho-Parthians ruled through governors or subordinate

the massacre that these people brought upon Asia, the long-term effects of their conquest took quite a surprising turn. As previously stated, the Mongols were a large group of people in central Asia led by Ghengis Khan. Their goal was to conquer all of Asia and unite it under one rule: Theirs. They succeeded, yet the amount of bloodshed and destruction left in their wake was devastating. Despite all this, studying the long-term effects on Europe and Asia of their conquest has shown the truly positive

and ended in 1368, the emperor was founded and led by Ganghis Khan. He led a very strong army that the Mongols are most known for as fierce warfare. The Mongolian Empire did a lot of good things like leading the great spread of printing all over East Asia. As an effect there were a lot of good long term effects after all the war and there was peace and stability. First of all, the Mongolian Empire surprisingly did a lot of good in the long run. After the Mongols were defeated there was a huge amount

The Mongols were a nomadic tribe of herders from the grasslands of Central Asia that conquered many lands from the Pacific Coast of Asia all the way to Eastern Europe. During their greatest times, these Mongols controlled between 11 and 12 million adjacent square miles, an area just about the size of Africa. By 1276, they ended up ruling the largest land empire the world has ever seen and an estimate of hundred million people after killing about thirty million others. Because of this they often have

Second ed. McGraw Hill, 2006. Bentley, Jerry H., Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E. Streets-Salter. "Tradition and Change in East Asia." In Tradition and Encounters A Brief Global History, 451-463. Second ed. McGraw Hill, 2006. Bentley, Jerry H., Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E. Streets-Salter. "The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia." In Tradition and Encounters A Brief Global History, 223-237. Second ed. McGraw Hill, 2006. Bentley, Jerry H., Herbert F. Ziegler, and Heather E.

The Mongols, one of the fiercest and most savage groups of humans to ever exist. The 13th century was home to this group of people, who resided in the grasslands of central Asia. The Mongols were illiterate warriors, who depended on horses as a means of travel. Although being illiterate, the Mongols are said to be one of the most ferocious peoples, conquering more than four million square miles of land. The Mongols were, undoubtedly, overwhelmingly barbaric. This is seen through their actions, and

The early Ming Dynasty was a period of cultural restoration and expansion. Under a series of strong rulers, China extended its rule into Mongolia and Central Asia. The Ming even briefly conquered Vietnam, which after a thousand years of Chinese rule had reclaimed its independence following the collapse of the Tang dynasty in the tenth century”(Duiker 336) .The Ming dynasty also known as the Empire of the Great Ming was described as of the greatest and famous eras that bought stability in human history

effects on the world, there are a lot more good effects than the bad ones. Another way the Mongols had a positive impact on the world is by improving trade. They made trade better by creating the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a route that went from Asia to Eastern Europe. The Silk Road made traders feel safer traveling across Eurasia. Relay stations along the route provided traders with lodging and marketplaces to sell their goods (The Mongol Dynasty). This increased trade and helped to grow the

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes established throughout Europe and Asia in the second century B.C. The Roman Empire and both the Mauryan and Gupta dynasties of India were two of the many societies that participated in trade along the Silk Road during the classical period. Trade along the routes of the Silk Road vastly increased the level of interaction between people from diverse places. The Silk Road spread religious beliefs and stimulated economic growth in both India and Rome as well

possibly reaching from the Black Sea all the way to eastern China. Even more important than the economic impact of the Silk Roads was their role as a conduit of culture. In particular, Buddhism spread from India extensively throughout East and Central Asia owing much to the activities of merchants along the Silk Roads. Many merchants began to focus on spreading the ideas of Buddhism and building Buddhist monasteries and places of worship. They could often earn religious merit by doing such things