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From the Book Summary of "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World"

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From the Book Summary of "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World"

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"In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made." (via Amazon Book Store)

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1.) Stability over Silk Roads and other trade routes
2.) Spread of writing and literacy
3.) Expansive and prosperous Mongol society
4.) Unified China
5.) Encouraged religious freedom
6.) Stronger connections throughout Afro-Eurasia

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Genghis Khan is depicted as a ruthless, savage, conquering leader by history. However, when it is realized that most of this history is written by the conquered, we should reexamine his true behaviors and intentions.
*I'm not justifying everything the Mongols did, but I do think Genghis Khan is very misunderstood.*

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"Not pinched in a corner, not cowards fleeing before a revolution, but redeemers and benefactors, pious aspirants to be noble clay plastic under the Almighty effort"

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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."

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"He who would gather immortal palms must not be
hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of our own mind."

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"My heart is like an open highway"

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"And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive"

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"And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud"

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Eventually, Merida embraces her role and responsibility as a royal, allowing her to fully come into her power.

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Merida is stubborn with her family, refusing to back down from her positions at the dinner table. She is also very disciplined and trains very intensely as an archer.

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Merida is highly independent and refuses to comply with her arranged marriage or assume the ladylike lifestyle her mother insists upon her.

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"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself."

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Genghis Khan (1162-1227)

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"Accept the place the divine Providence has found for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events."

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"A man is relieved and
gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace."

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"Seek no one besides yourself."

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It's My Life by Bon Jovi

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Bon Jovi - It's My Life (Official Music Video)

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Merida from Brave