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In chapter 11 and I learned about the pastoral societies such as the Mongols. Pastoral societies generally had less productive economies and smaller populations. Although the Mongol empire is talked about later in the chapter I wanted to focus on their nomadic beginnings. Before the Mongols had large empire they were extremely nomadic. They did not have a system of writing but they encouraged it and overtime they developed necessary skills for survival. These nomadic Mongol people didn’t have a sense or were attracted to a certain religion, but they did encourage their people to practice what they wanted. The Mongols lived in urban type of life meaning they lived in tents instead of apartment complexes. They did this for their safety and nothing could be conquered. Due to their nomadic lifestyle they were able to live in harsh conditions that others could not. The Mongol people treated women more fairly than other civilizations. Women were seen as equal and have the opportunity to be o...

Chapter 8 was about how China could possibly be the next superpower. Many things lead me to believe this. To start off Chyna dominated the sea roads which was the exchange system within the Indian ocean. Because of this exchange China had one of the largest cosmopolitan urban centers. Since many people visited the centers it caused China’s economy to shoot up because they were making so much money from it. Another thing that would help what is the revival of Confucianism. Confucianism would help with the order and social class of China making it more organized and efficient to handle large problems. China also had an examination system which was to help give out jobs to people meaning to get a high powered job you must be educated and take the exam. China was also very advanced, they found a way to feed their oversize population using rice. This rice came from Vietnam and grew two times faster than normal. It was also drought -resistant so there was never a reason people would die of s...

As Christianity was beginning to spread, an Islamic civilization spread a religion to the Afro-Eurasian world. This caused Christendom to spread more to Asia and Africa. The story of Christianity in Asia particularly interested me. When is Islamic leader Mohammed died in 632 there were only a few Christian groups left in Asia. Sense little people practiced Christianity, it was easy for the Muslim community to take over. It first started when a Muslim mosque was built from a Christian and Jewish place of worship. Doing that showed Islamic practice were there to stay and there was no room for Christianity. Later on many people converted to Islam because of the success it had. Soon after a number of Christian leaders negotiated with Muslim authorities certain agreements. The agreement didn’t really matter though because it all was decided based on how the rulers felt that day. Throughout the agreement churches were destroyed, villages failed, fields were burned and Christians were forced ...