Comparing Weatherford's Genghis Kahn And The Making Of The Modern World

1. Compare and interpret the maps given in Jack Weatherford's book on pages 2, 80, and 194.
Map number one on page 2 of Jack Weatherford’s “Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World” (Weatherford, J. McIver.) we learn that in year 1200 the Mongolian homeland was small in area, approximately 200 X 200 square miles in diameter. Two main features are shown on the map, Mt Burkhan Kaldun in the upper northeastern area and the city of Avarga located on the River Kherlen in southeastern area of the map. Map number two on page 80 (Weatherford, J. McIver.) shows the expanded Mongolian Empire in the year 1260 stretching from the Sea of Japan west to the Black Sea. The 1260 Mongolian Empire incorporates Moscow, Kiev and the Caspian Sea. The

northern border is Siberia and the southern border is along the Himalayan Mountains west to India and Arabia. Map number 3 on page 194 (Weatherford, J. McIver.) Mongolian Empire year 1300 show that the total landmass of Mongolian Empire has not changed in size. The map show the empire has been divided into 4 khanates by Genghis Khan. German 3520 Folk and Fairytales in a Global Context Lesson 7 commentary says, “the area of the, “four Khanates, with one Great Khan, are called: Kipchak Khanate or Golden Horde = Russia, Ilkhanate = Persia and the Middle East, Chagatai Khanate = western Asia, Great Khanate = Mongolia and China” (Fischer, Monika, PhD.)
2. Why does Weatherford call Genghis Khan a "thoroughly modern man" (page 267)?
Jack Weatherford states that Genghis Kahn “was the thoroughly modern man in his mobilized and professional warfare and in his commitment to global commerce and the rule of international secular law.” (Weatherford, J. McIver)
3. The required reading for German 3520 Folk and Fairytales in a Global Context Lesson 7 the commentary says that some of the major historical and cultural changes in Mongolia in the twentieth century were, “Mongolians experienced three types of government—feudal, communist, and democratic—over the last century.” (Fischer, Monika, PhD.)
Mongolia was under the domination of China until after the Russian Revolution when they began to lean towards Soviet influence to rid themselves of the Chinese. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 Mongolia regained its independence, also in 1989 the Mongolian democratic revolution began. Since then there have been many elections closely influenced by the Communist Party and Mongolia is slowly entering a market economy. ("Mongolia.")
What are Mongolians concerned about now? As portrayed in the film The Story of the Weeping Camel by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni, modern Mongolians are attempting to maintain their traditional culture while incorporating what they choose of modern technology. They are hindered in this attempt by the changing climate making their land drier and colder than it has been in recent years. They are also losing the younger people to a love of modern conveniences such as televisions, electricity and video games. ("The Story of the Weeping Camel.")