Rise of the Mongols

              Genghis Khan was one of the most powerful and successful leaders of all time. He Stretched his Mongol Empire by conquering many countries across Asia. They were first known as the Steppe people, but later they were known as the Mongols. They were successful in their battles because they used their horses and bow and arrows to be able to lure their enemies to a line of archers. This made them expert archers. The Mongols also used hand held weapons in battle. Every place that they conquered they killed all the men, but they left the beautiful women for Genghis Khan.

Confucianism

Middle Ages Project

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Middle Ages

1: The viking were big and strong. They had the best ships.
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2: Christians
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3: Muslims fought the Christians in the Holy War. Jews were included because they were caught in the middle of the war.
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NERO

Nero is remembered as an ineffectual, neglectful, and a brutal leader. He was born on December 15th in 37 AD and died June 9th 68 AD. He was known as a child of Domitius. His father died of dropsy. After the father died his mom married his uncle. Nero took the throne at 17, and he had his mother killed because she was trying to control him. He was a very bad leader he was executing too much people and Christians. He is thought to start the great fire of Rome, so he could build a big new palace on the parts that burnt down. People did not like that so they revolted 68 AD, and he committed suicide because the senate was out to kill him.

SPARTACUS

1. WHO was Spartacus? A barbarion from Thrace. Also, a slave that was a roman gladiator, and he led a slave army. Around 100 BC he was born.
2. WHAT did he do? He fought in the arena as a gladiator, also he fought the roman invaders. He marched down to south of Italy fighting Roman cities.
3. WHY did he do it? He did it for freedom.
4. WHEN did it happen? 73-71 BC
   
5. WHERE did it happen? All over Italy.
6. HOW did it end? Spartacus got trapped by 3 Roman armies, and fought until he and his army all died.
7. WAS HE A HERO OR A VILLAIN? He was a Hero. He fought with a slave army that he created against the Roman armies for 2 years.

When in Rome

• Roman religion was influenced by the Greeks.

• They were dependent on slaves, and treated them well.  
• The Romans Triumphs were a celebration of the Rome leaders.