The Mongol Trial - Work Content

Today (1/7), I rewatched the video: Khan of Khans and I made some more questions/answers that could potentially be asked to me.

The Mongol Trial - Work Content

Today (1/6), in class and at home, I made a list of questions and answers that could potentially be asked to my character (The Mongol Warrior).

The Mongol Trial - Work Content

Instead of doing a daily update of my work on the Mongol trial, I decided to wait near the end of vacation to update my status. I'm on Team Defense, so here goes:

12/23 - 12/27: Looked up information regarding the Prosecution team's people. I researched Guillaume Boucher, Abbasid Caliph al-Mustasim, Pope Innocent IV, and got some information about other general people such as the European citizen.

12/28 - 1/1: Now, I started looking up my own team's people and how they could play against the Prosecution. I researched mostly the ones with the asterisks on them: Subedei, Ogodei, Hulegu, Mongke, and Kublai considering how these are the more important witnesses in the trial. I also researched some of the other people for defense such as Yelu Chucai.

1/2: This was the most important day because it revolves around my own character: The Mongol Warrior. I researched greatly for this one.  

1/3 - 1/4: I finished the videos: World Conquerors, Tartar Crusaders, and Khan of Khans. Also, I finished reading chapter 18 of Traditions and Encounters.

Genghis Khan

Based on the biography of Genghis Khan's life, I believe that he can be interpreted in both ways. I say that he is both a psychopath and leader at the same time. From the biography, the historians concluded that Genghis experienced situations in his life that made him change and become what he was known for; an example would be when nine year old Genghis lost his father from poisoning. Following this event, Genghis started changing into someone else that people feared. Another example would be that Genghis killed his half-brother over a quarrel between fish; this further showed his ruthlessness. Genghis is also the greatest leader because of the amazing accomplishments that he achieved such as defeating various nomadic tribes and picking the best soldiers/strategies. However, even though Genghis did these things, he still faced situations that made him desperate in order to survive or achieve his goal. For example, when one of the nomadic tribes attacked Genghis' tribe, he quickly escaped with the most important people (family, best soldiers, etc), but he left behind his wife. So, knowing all of this information, I consider Genghis to be geared not completely toward a certain end of the human spectrum, but someone whose characteristics change based on the events of a given time.  

Life On An Early Medieval Manor - "Capitulary de Villis"

In my opinion, the material life and conditions within the Carolingian countryside were very good. However, this "good" only applied to the rich who had stewards and could afford all the luxuries of their estates. The conditions were kept especially clean to please the lords, while there were so many materialistic goods within the house unimaginable. For example, the living quarters included not only standard sleep equipment such as beds and pillows, but so many other items such as tables, benches, weapons, etc; nothing you'd find in a ordinary home. The amount of goods estates give a good impression on the power of the owners. Overall, the "Capitulary de Villis" was most beneficial to the stewards because it told them how and what to do in estates, but at the same time, this decree also was used by the lords to gain more wealth and power.

Postclassical India and Western Europa Map

Tang and Sui Map