GINS 1000 Lecture 2: Day two his
12 Nov 2017
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Ibn battuta - muslim , going to mecca end up traveling. First global age - global interactions that have far implications. Empires- at height, creates commercial exchange network, trading long distance. Temujin chinggis khaan good leader unite tribes where leaders elect him to lead all , means lord of the sky and earth. Nomadic difficult terrain big temperature difference ( organized mobility) mongols good at packing and moving quickly , popularised stirrups meaning that can shoot while riding . they became good archers . When mongols came to city they could surrender or all die . Mongols take control of the silk road ( trading route ) mongols decide to attack china and take control of one part. Many surrender because they don"t want to die but also they don"t enforce many rules. They took people with skills from conquered towns and kept them. His descendants that splist are called (golden horde il-khanate, chagatai, great khanate.
