HIST 122 Lecture 6: Week 6.docx
22 Nov 2012
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Reason for collapse of the mongol empire is due to the plague. First outbreak: china, mongolia, and southeast asia 1320s. After 1347: europe up to 1/3 of the population dies. A population with no immunities is exposed to a disease. In agrarian societies this means a breakdown in food productions. Famine results and other diseases prey upon weakened population. Over time some people develop some degree of immunity. Genghis khan (d. 1227 ce) strategies of conquest. Take advantage of the disunity in the more established politics in muslim, eastern european, and. Tactics: retreat and entrap, take no prisoners, ultimatum surrender or mass death. As the army reaches its logistical limits, make alliances with weaker states (eg muscovy) Defeated by a group that came over the great wall. The palace: 1406-1420, residence of the ming dynasty. More than 8700 rooms surrounded by 10m walls and a 52m wide moat. A lot of small countries, arms race went ramped.
