GLOBL 1 Lecture 3: Age of Empire and Age of Discovery
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Need to adopt an integrated global perspective; not eurocentric (monocentric) but polycentric. We tend to place ourselves at the center of the story of the world, but we need to consider ourselves as a part of a global history. An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Multiplicity of cultures and religions unified under domination of single authority] Extension of supreme authority"s power through subjugation of other people and exploitation of their resources. Herders passing at northern frontiers of china. Organized n family clans by military leaders. Using iron stirrup to set themselves in saddle. Because of abilities as equestrians and archers, formed tightly knit fighting units capable . war with persia. War started after persians but mongol emissaries sent by ghengis khan to death mongols in europe. The humans, nomads, asked king of hungary for asylum. Attacked hungary, 1241, when king refused to relinquish the humans.
