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Genghis Khan

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Genghis Khan

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Genghis Khan

"If my body dies, Let my body die, but do not let my country die."

Tough Roots

  • Born in 1162 and died 1227. 
  • Born with a blood clot. 
  • Father died when he was 8
  • He and his family were force to run.
  • Killed brother at age ten, for not sharing food.

Cons

  • Killed 40 milllion people
  • 5% of worlds population can trace back to him
  • Raped lots of women and had a lot of wives.
  • When raiding an area, he left no life. 
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Pros

  • Known for exaggerating war stories/ Big Ego 
  • Enemies wrote the stories about him.
  • Women were governors, generals and feared warriors.
  • People from the areas, he once ruled, say he was a kind ruler.
  • He gave an equal amount of land to all his sons

Bibliography
MORRISON, NICK.. "The better side of Genghis Khan." Northern Echo. 07 Oct. 2004: 12. eLibrary. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
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Pocha, Jehangir S. "Mongolia Sees Genghis Khan's Good Side." Nytimes.com. N.p., 10 May 2005. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Paula L.W. "The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353." Google Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Stumpf, Elizabeth. "Life in Genghis Khan's Mongolia." School Library Journal. 01 Jun. 2001: 182. eLibrary. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.

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