Sorghaghtani Beki was a Khereid princess and daughter-in-law of Temüjin (Genghis Khan) and is known to have been one of the most influential and knowledgeable women in the Mongol Empire. She had four sons with Tolui, the youngest son of Genghis Khan, and she worked it so that her sons were the ones to inherit the birthright of their grandfather. She raised each one of her sons and prepared them by educating them and teaching them the languages of the lands that they ruled. Sorghaghtani, although she was illiterate, realized the value of literacy and instilled that in her children. Unlike most of the Mongols, Sorghaghtani was Nestorian Christian instead of Shamanistic. When her son Kubilai was Khan, he gave her, her own territory in North China. …show more content…
We know about her life and of other lives of rural people because of historian Judith Bennett. Cecilia lived her entire life in Brigstock which is a manor in central England. She was the seventh of either children and all but two of them lived to adulthood which was very uncommon. Her family was wealthy compared to other peasants (450 square foot home). The economy in Brigstock focused on the growing of wheat, barley, rye, and oats; and meadows and pastures for sheep, horses, and oxen. There was a great famine that wreaked havoc on England from 1315 to 1322 and it killed one-tenth of England’s six million people. It was during this famine that Cecilia’s parents died and left her an ample inheritance. She used the money to buy land from peasants and at the end of the famine, she had twenty-five acres and at the time of her death, she had seventy acres of pasture and two acres of good farming land. Because she was a woman, Cecilia could not hold office in the manor and she was paid one-third less than a man doing the same job. Cecilia never married but stayed close to her two brothers that stayed in Brigstock. She employed skilled and unskilled laborers and servants on a daily basis on her land and she sold what was produced on her land. This look into the life of Cecilia gives us a very important look into the life of peasants which were ninety percent of the medieval
Catherine’s diary takes place during medieval England during 1290. “… Of the Manor of Stonebridge in the shire of Lincoln, in the country of England” (Cushman 164). Birdy lives on a manor and she is the daughter of an English country knight. “… In the year of our Lord 1290” (Cushman 2). “Today I chased a rat about the hall… threw it in the privy” (Cushman 2). Those two citations show the poor sanitary conditions and hygiene. They also used the privy which is a bathroom but is located outside of their home. The social class ranges from a villager to a king, the rich and religious are educated while the poor are not, and the people are Christians.
She lived in a very old rotten house full of cockroaches and mice, and could only afford eating potatoes or barley for every meal. She worked her whole life for collectivized farm, but the government did not provide any pension for her once she got sick and unable to work. Life of other people in the village was not much better, since they were not able to have an adequate household to sustain themselves due to collectivization. Trapped in harsh conditions of poverty, villagers became aggressive and greedy, turning against each other for the smallest benefit. Whenever anyone of Matryona’s neighbors or collective farm needed a spare pair of hands for farm work, she would always offer her help. I think that was part of her living by the principles of the old life, when life in the village was prosperous and each peasant would gladly help his neighbor. Matryona was the only person in the village who did let the times change her, and eventually got killed by the greediness of people around
...he Mongols tribe, after being kidnaped Lady Hogelun loud screaming stimulated the Onan River. Lady Hogelun continued to yell until the forests, and grass shivered with fear. Lady Hogelun had no other choice, but to surrender to her faith, and become yesugei new bride. Many years after the capture of Lady Hogelun, the Merkid clans raided Temujin camp, and tried to capture him, but were unsuccessful. The Merkid kidnaped the wives of Temujin tribes to retaliate the previous capture of Lady Hogelun. In contrast Temujin and his army attacked the Merkid clans, and killed many of their family members. During the raid on the Merkid’s camp, Termujin was reunited with Lady Borte. Work Cited: Daugherty, Mary. Understanding World Societies. S.l.: Bedford Bks St Martin’s, 2013
Weatherford, Jack. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire. New York: Broadway, 2011. Kindle Edition.
At the age of 5, she started working full-time. Her master would hire them out to other families within the area. She cleaned white people's houses during the day and took care of their children at night. She had to stay up all night with the babies so that they wouldn’t wake up and disturb...
1. What was the impact of the mongol conquest of Russia? Of the Islamic heartlands?
Born in 1162, Khan's birth name was actually Temujin. The name we come to know him as today he acquired In 1206 when he came to power as leader of the Mongolian people, he was given the name Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) which means universal ruler. Before this time, Khan had a hard life living in the wilderness with his mother and siblings after his father had been murdered by his tribe's enemies and his own clan had abandoned his family to die. While struggling to survive in the Mongolian wilderness, Temujin (Khan) met one of the most influential friends and adversaries he would ever have in his life, Jamuka. (Beckwith-185) He eventually became the leader of a small clan, but quickly turned into a warrior when his wife was kidnapped by a neighboring tribe. With his friend and ally Jamuka, Khan led a war party to the neighboring tribe to get his wife back and this started his military exploits. (Weatherford-51)
In Homer's epics women were very respected by journey and warrior men. The women were looked upon as beautiful, nurturing human beings. The mortal women in Homer's "Iliad" were mostly known for being faithful wives and very giving mothers. These women care for their children, such as Odysseus's mother did, when he was in great need of confidence and reassurance. After the death of Odysseus's mother, she returned as a shade from the underworld to tell Odysseus, "Your wife weeps for your return as she lives in your house with a loyal heart, and your son has kept your kingdom whole."(90) This gave Odysseus the confidence in his heart to continue on home to Ithaca, to reunite with his dear wife, Penelope. A perfect example of how nurturing and dedicated the women were, not only to their children, but also to their husbands.
The Mongolian Empire was the largest geographic empire that was ever known. Thanks to their military tactics and relentless conquering, they spread their empire from the eastern border of Asia to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. In class, we were assigned to role play as the Mongols by playing the popular game Civilizations. My game was similar to the actual history of the mongols by remaining slightly nomadic, having Genghis Khan as a leader, and having horseback warriors. My game is entirely different by having only two major cities, meeting various civilizations, and not going to war with any civilization.
In 1206, Temujin became known as Genghis Khan, which means “oceanic ruler”, and the Mongol tribes became unified as the Great Mongol Nation. Because the spoils of conquest were used to reward and pay the soldiers, Genghis Khan...
position in the world she was in, she was very poor and low in society
At its peak the Mongol Empire was praised with high esteem in Eurasia for its trade affluence. They built impactful infrastructure, for example, Genghis Khan utilized and expanded a postal system of alert horses and riders posted at stations staggered throughout the Mongol Empire to pass on important messages known as the Yam (New World Encyclopedia contributors). The postal stations developed into inns for merchants; riders and merchants interchanged ideas and prestige. This network benefitted Mongol advisors and merchants, furthermore, promoted rapid communication to safeguard and expedite Mongol society. Kublai Khan promoted economic growth and independence with neighboring empires by rebuilding and commissioning canals to update the Mongol
Mongols Established an effective domain in the mid thirteenth century with the ascent of Chinggis Khan (1155-1227). The Mongols were a backwoods and prairie people groups located in Central Asia, living over the Han administration, however built up a small amount of opportunity as the Han pushed against impermanent bosses of the Tsuing. Khan enters northern China and thrashings the current Jurchen armed forces in the North outside the control of the bigger more capable Sung Empire. He kept running into resistance moving south in China as Malaria slaughtered both men and horses however made it to the Yangtze waterway by 1215. His military was so much more advanced, they were unmatchable for the opposing. Successful bowmen
Weatherford, J. (2010). The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire. USA: Crown Publishers
We trace her struggles with personal grief, a restricted social life, socio-economic decline, and romantic misfortune, a long history of trauma and repression.”(445)