Genghis Khan: And the Making of the Modern World

By: Jack Weatherford

Notes:

Had a similar childhood to Shaka Zulu
He was raise by his mother after she was abandoned to die right before winter
The whole family struggled, which meant that he would have to take charge of his life
They stopped advancing west, because their fighting style didn’t work in warm, moist places
They founded Beijing and built it in grid format so they could see from guard post to guard post
They were Christians for most of their time
- After the dynasty fell, the religion lost contact with Asia and other religions filled the void
Columbus sailed to the new world to find Khan’s empire. He thought he sailed too far south and found the Indians, so he named those people, Indians
When Khan’s empire fell, the Chinese built the great Wall to keep out Khan’s invaders
They pretty much invented the better uses that led to guns and other explosives