HIS 106 Study Guide - Final Guide: Yuan Dynasty, Infanterie Greift An, Military Medicine
13 Mar 2018
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Responsible for the second northern invasion from the mongols. Organized army units of 1,000 then 100 then 10 each unit with a leader. Merciless to enemies (anyone they wanted to conquer) Mongols then invaded southern china and annexed southern china and sung china. Mongols founded yuan dynasty and made beijing new capitol. Genghis khan"s mongolian expansion brought about political and social consequences: china entered a dark age, many technologies were lost and development stagnated, fewer new inventions, no longer the most technologically advanced society. Ships of the 1300s 1400s used for trade, warfare, and exploration. Explorers like christopher columbus, magellan, and vasco da gama used these ships. Carracks were also used for initial conquest. Increased the trade extent and volume within and around europe. Commissioned by king manuel i of portugal to find a sea route to india. Da game left in 1497 and reached calcutta, india by 1498.
