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=East Asia through the 18th Century= Genghis Khan was a supreme emperor in China's early time. Genghis Khan imposed strict military discipline and demanded absolute loyalty to him and his army. Khan had a reputation for fierceness. Genghis brought better fighting ways to China, ways like the Native American Indians did to settlers. He would have slaves come with him and his army to use as body shields. He used unconventional thinking to destroy towns. Genghis had the power to massacre a entire city. Mongol armies conquered the Asian steppe lands with some ease, but as they turned on China, they encountered the walled cities. Chinese helped them to use cannons and other weapons to take over towns and cities.The Mongol empire after Genghis death, continued to rule the next 150 years. They followed the same beliefs as Genghis. All countries came under an attack some way or another. India was the only that avoided invasions because of the steep mountain ranges. After years pasted Genghis grandson Kublai Khan took power and control. Kublai Khan toppled the last Song emperor in 1279. Kublai ruled all of China, Korea and Tibet, also Kublai tried to prevent the Mongols from being absorbed in Chinese civilization during his rein of emperor.

Japan is covered in four-fifths of mountains range and is surrounded by water. Japan is in the Ring Of Fire, which is made up of a chain of volcanoes that encircle the Pacific Ocean. During the Chinese conquer, many of the countries near were made to be in the Chinese conquer. Japan was too far away for the Chinese conquer, because of the distance Japan went on their own way. Since Japan was on its own, they used what they could to live. The seas that helped Japan preserve its identity also served as trade routes. The seas were one of Japans main food sources, along with rice. Japanese probably migrated from the Asian mainland more than 2,000 years ago. Early Japanese society was divided into //uji. Some clan leaders were women, suggesting that women enjoyed a respected position in society. //



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