PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols

Between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries Central Asia was a major political economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent In the first half of the thirteenth century it was also the preeminent centre of power in the largest landbased empire the world has ever seen This third volume of Christoph Baumers extensively praised and lavishly illustrated new history of the region is above all a story of invasion when tumultuous and often brutal conquest profoundly shaped the later history of the globe The author explores the rise of Islam and the remarkable victories of the Arab armies which inspired by their vital austere and egalitarian desert faith established important new dynasties like the Seljuks Karakhanids and Ghaznavids A golden age of artistic literary and scientific innovation came to a sudden end when between 1219 and 1260 Genghiz Khan and his successors overran the ChorasmianAbbasid lands Dr Baumer shows that the Mongol conquests while shattering to their enemies nevertheless resulted in much greater mercantile and cultural contact between Central Asia and Western Europe. MONGOLS. THE HUNS. NOMADS. MONGOLIANS. PASTORALISTS. EURASIA. CENTRAL ASIA. CENTRAL ASIA IS ROUGH. PASTORALISTS! . What does mean?. 1. They . DO NOT . grow their own fruits and vegetables. 2. They . WANT . EURASIA INTEGRATION. THE LAST NOMADIC CHALLENGES. Steppes. Inner Eurasia. Outer Eurasia. THE WORLD OF CENTRAL ASIA. NOMADIC SOCIETY AND ECONOMY. Nomadic peoples . Pastoral nomads. Organized into clans with related languages . Obj. : Identify the contrast between . pastorial. nomads to fierce warriors. Agenda: 1. Turn in Bibliographies. 2. PPT notes. 3. Group work. -Read h/o answer discussion questions. Unit 1 Term 3 2015. DO NOW: what can you say about what life was like for these people?. Unit 1 Lesson 1: . LO: Who were the Mongols?. The Mongol Steppe:. The Mongolian . plains (steppe) are . harsh and cold. . What are some things you know about Mongols? Or, what do you think of with that word?. Nomads of the Steppe. Steppe – area of Eurasia that is a dry grassland. Significant to neighboring civilizations because of the trade routes. What happened to Chinese stability?. Who was progressing, who was declining under Mongol rule?. Map of . Mongol Empire. University of Washington, A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, . N.d.. , . Who were the Mongols?. These . nomads. , . or people who move from place to place in search of food, came from an area north of China called . Mongolia. . Living in movable tents called . yurts. ,. the Mongols raised . Introduction . to . t. he . Mongols . The Mongols were a pastoral nomadic people. From central Asia. Smaller populations that relied heavily on animals for food, transportation, and warfare. Organized around families, clans, and/or tribes . Background. 1206-1227. . Reign of Chinggis Khan. 1211-1234. . Conquest of northern China. 1219-1221. . Conquest of Persia. 1237-1241. . Conquest of Russia. 1258. . Capture of Baghdad. Preview. The Mongols in War. -. Under Genghis Khan and his successors, the Mongols conquered the largest empire in history up to that time.. The Mongols at Peace. - . After their conquests, the Mongols promoted trade and cultural exchange throughout their empire and beyond.. . East Asia. Lesson 2: The Mongols . and. Chinese culture. Reminder about Chinese Dynasties. "The Dynasties Song". This "dynasties song," sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques,". FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS Diversity. Russia and . Central. Asia are made up of diverse ethnic groups, . customs. and traditions.. Some heritage groups include:. Slavic. : Indo-European group from Scandinavia that lives in . The three components of the cryosphere – glaciers, snow and permafrost – are all affected by climate change.. Glaciers of Central Asia are essentially natural reservoirs that accumulate and store water from winter and spring precipitation and release it in summer, when rainfall is low and water demand is high. In the face of ongoing climate change, the challenges related to water management and disaster risk reduction may recur and persist. .