Mongols

23 07, 2017

Medieval Islamic pottery – Islamic art

By |2018-04-23T15:22:28-07:00July 23rd, 2017|Art, Islam|Comments Off on Medieval Islamic pottery – Islamic art

A tin-glazed plate Just about the time of the Arab conquests (about 600-700 AD), potters started to use metal-based glazes on their pots. So Islamic pottery looks very different from the Roman pottery that came [...]

29 06, 2017

What are nomads? Definition and examples

By |2017-06-29T23:17:42-07:00June 29th, 2017|Government, History|Comments Off on What are nomads? Definition and examples

Khoisan painting at Springfontein, Zimbabwe Nomads are people who travel around from place to place without having one settled place where they live. Many are hunters and gatherers like the [...]

8 06, 2017

Were the Mongols good or bad?

By |2017-06-08T21:58:44-07:00June 8th, 2017|Central Asia|Comments Off on Were the Mongols good or bad?

The Mongols besiege a city in West Asia Sometimes we see Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire and they're really bad - they attack defenseless cities and kill thousands of [...]

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