
The Mongol Empire
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Professor Craig Benjamin
The Mongol Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen, forged by conquests across Eurasia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Yet despite the unparalleled brutality of the Mongols, they played a key role in launching civilization’s evolution into the modern world. In 24 half-hour lectures delivered by award-winning teacher and historian Craig Benjamin of Grand Valley State University, explore the paradox of the Mongols’ extreme barbarity combined with their enlightened religious attitudes and respect for high civilization, in The Mongol Empire.
Professor Benjamin recounts the life of the most notorious Mongol of all, Chinggis Khan (also spelled Genghis Khan). He details the careers of other Great Khans, including Qubilai, Ogedai, Batu, and Hulagu, plus the saga of the last of the celebrated Mongol conquerors, Timur, also known as Tamerlane. You learn about the prehistoric origins of the Mongol nomads, the secret of Mongol military prowess, the Mongols’ remote capital of Karakorum, and the many great cities and empires they sacked in a virtually unbroken string of victories stretching from Hungary to China.
Even today, the Mongol conquerors are almost as shrouded in mystery as they were for the victims of their sudden raids. Yet their empire was crucial to the fate of the religions of Islam and Orthodox Christianity and to the civilization of China. Plus, the long period of stability they brought to Central Asia opened the door to dependable commercial and cultural ties between Europe and East Asia.
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His phrasing is also somewhat odd. He tends to speak quickly for 20-30 seconds, then take a breath or two, often in the middle of a sentence, after having almost run two sentences together. If I were sitting in his class, I might not even have noticed it. But since I am only listening, it’s a bit off-putting.
Definitely a worthwhile course, but not the most pleasant experience I’ve had with the Great Courses.
Too much jumping around
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Good Overview of the Mongols
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Incredibly educational, with a balanced perspective of the many different ramifications of the spread of the Mongol nomads from their steppes into China, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and India. It's truly breathtaking how fierce and dominant their horsemanship and warfare skills were, allowing them to crush rivals and then ruthlessly put entire cities to the sword without mercy, men, women, children, even pets, if the cities did not surrender. It's hard to imagine in our modern world such ferocity and bloodlust that we fortunately do not witness on a such a large scale in the modern world. And yet their conquered territories paved the way for a surge in trade, cultural exchange, and tolerance for different religions before Islam came to dominate the later khanates.
And of the course the centuries-long ties with the various Chinese dynasties are also described in great deal. It is again hard to imagine that nomadic warriors once dominated much of China for centuries, but then assimilated to a large degree, changing both cultures in the process.
If anything, this course whetted my appetite for more of these Great Courses on history. Well done!
Great Intro to Mongol history, energetic lecturer
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Great listen, learnt a lot
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Really wonderful experience
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Awesome course
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wow
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Seriously In-Depth
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He says the line: 10/10
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Well Summarized but lacking human touch
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