Jack Weatherford

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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  • Sanzhar Surshanovhas quoted6 years ago
    Genghis Khan’s grandson, Khubilai Khan, introduced a paper currency intended for use everywhere and attempted to create primary schools for universal basic education of all children in order to make everyone literate. The Mongols refined and combined calendars to create a ten-thousand year calendar more accurate than any previous one, and they sponsored the most extensive maps ever assembled. The Mongols encouraged merchants to set out by land to reach their empire, and they sent out explorers across land and sea as far as Africa to expand their commercial and diplomatic reach.
  • Olga Ghas quoted2 years ago
    Genghis Khan warned them against the pursuit of a “colorful” life with material frivolities and wasteful pleasures. “It will be easy,” he explained, “to forget your vision and purpose once you have fine clothes, fast horses, and beautiful women.” In that case, “you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.”
  • Nikolay Millerhas quoted3 years ago
    Genghis Khan and his army as savage hordes lusting after gold, women, and blood

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