National History Day: “The Mongol Effect” Website by Ryan Dodd
Bibliography
Primary Sources
Dschingis Khan Und seine Erben (Exhibition Catalogue), Munchen 2005 , p. 304
This is an original painting of Genghis Khan
"h2g2 - Mongolian Folktales - A577992." h2g2 - The Guide to Life, The Universe and
Everything. http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A577992 (accessed February 6, 2013).
This included folk tales from the time that I studied. I never mentioned them in the website but
they influenced the final product. They were very violent and showed how the Mongolian people
thought and how they taught their children.
IMDb. "The Mongols (1961) - IMDb." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055190/ (accessed February 7, 2013).
This movie shows evidence that Mongols are portrayed as barbarians in the media. In the movie
they are shown burning and plundering cities (which they did do) but they were never shown
being fair and equal.
Women in World History. "Primary Source Artifact - Encountering Mongol Women – Silk
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February 7, 2013).
This shows how women were viewed in Mongolia
Women in World History. "Primary Sources Connect Women to the Silk Roads - Primary Source
#9 ." Women In World History Curriculum.
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/silk-road-100.html (accessed February 7, 2013).
An original painting of a ruler and his wife showing that they were equals.
Photo Credits
http://chinese-armour.freewebspace.com/photo.html
http://masterpieces.asemus.museum/masterpieces.aspx?o=e5437381-9b90-4f61-98045b694faa23b1
http://www.dancarlin.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34728
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200704/history.s.hinge.ain.jalut.htm
Secondary Sources
Central and East Asia AD 500-1500/ the Mongol Conquests. abc-clio, (accessed February 6,
2013).
This provided extremely basic information on the Mongol people.
Central and East Asia, AD 500-1500/The Mongol Conquests/ Mongol Conquests and Empire.
abc-clio, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This provided information on how the Mongols went from tribal nomads to a global empire. In
addition, it gave some insight on some of the empire’s campaigns
Central and East Asia, AD 500-1500/ The Mongol Conquests/ The Mongol Military Machine.
abc-clio, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This provided basic information on the Mongolian military.
Feature Story/ Exploring the World of Genghis Khan/ The Legacy of Genghis Khan. abc-clio,
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This is early information that I read about Genghis Khan’s life.
Green, John. "Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17 - YouTube."
YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szxPar0BcMo (accessed February 6,
2013).
This video was the most informative thing I found in my research. I was watching this series
back in the summer and this is what gave me the inspiration to do the project on the Mongolian
people. Before watching this I did not know much on the topic and John made them sound like
they were not just barbaric monsters, but instead, a revolutionary empire.
"Il-Khan dynasty - New World Encyclopedia." Info: Main Page - New World Encyclopedia.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Il-Khan_dynasty (accessed February 6,
2013).
I found information on the ll-Khans here. I was reading a lot about them but never knew exactly
who they were.
"Kublai Khan Biography - life, history, son, information, born, house, achievements."
Encyclopedia of World Biography. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/KublaiKhan.html#b (accessed February 6, 2013).
Here I found some info on the life and legacy of Kublai Khan. This site has a lot of information
on the Khan and the empire after him.
Macrohistory. "Genghis Khan and the Great Mongol Empire." MacroHistory: World History.
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h11mon.htm (accessed February 7, 2013).
This provided basic info on the great Genghis Khan’s life and how he made up his empire.
Man, John, and John Man. Genghis Khan: life, death, and resurrection. New York: Thomas
Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005.
This provided a lot of information on the early empire along with how Genghis Khan effected
the modern day, which was what I mainly used the book for.
Manchu Archery. "Short history of the Manchu bow: Fe Doro - Manchu archery." Fe Doro –
Manchu archery: Portal for the study of traditional Manchu archery.
http://www.manchuarchery.org/bowhistory (accessed February 7, 2013).
This provided information about the Mongolian archers and the bow they most commonly used.
Marshall, Robert. Storm from the East: from Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1993.
A lot of information on the mid-late empire was taken from here.
"Mongol War Tactics." Mongolia Attractions of Ancient History, Nomadic Culture and The
People. http://www.mongolia-attractions.com/mongol-war-tactics.html (accessed
February 6, 2013).
I used this to find out how the Mongolians fought battles, the structure of the army and the
tactics employed.
Mongolia. Grolier, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This included information spanning all of the Mongolian recent history. A lot of my basic
knowledge comes from it. This is perfect for learning a lot of basic background knowledge.
Mongols. abc-clio, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This provided basic information on the Mongols. There is not much in this one, but it is perfect
for getting the most basic of basic info.
Mongols. Grolier, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This provided basic information on the Mongols and is another basic article for the most basic
information on whom the Mongols were.
Morgan, David. The Mongols. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell, 1986.
This provided basic information on all of the empire. I did not have time to read all of it but it
did give a unique perspective on the people.
"Nation Master - Encyclopedia: Genghis Khan." Nation Master - World Statistics, Country
Comparisons. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Genghis-Khan (accessed
February 7, 2013).
This is a website on anything and everything Mongol. Tons of information on the entire history
of Mongolia is included.
Popperslist. "Barbarians - The Mongols - YouTube." YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ53WqklIo8 (accessed February 6, 2013).
This is a documentary found on YouTube. It helps with visualizing how the Mongol people
lived and the mass of the empire. This focused on Genghis Khan and background information,
but you could see the battles and tribal life in-action
Ratchnevsky, Paul, and Thomas Nivison Haining. Genghis Khan: his life and legacy. Oxford,
UK: Blackwell, 1992.
This provided basic information on the life of Genghis Khan. I used this to gather information on
how Genghis set the precedence for Khans to come.
Rawlins, Justin. "The Conqueror (1956) Review." Film and History: An Interdisciplinary
Journal of Film and Television Studies 38, no. 2 (2008): 73-74.
This shows basic evidence of how the Mongols are portrayed as barbarians.
Stapleton, Darwin. "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (Review)." Technology
and Culture 47, no. 4 (2006): 830-831.
This gave me more insight on how Genghis Khan affected the modern world and his legacy (as
the title suggests).
"The Mongol military might." Welcome to The Realm of The Mongols!.
http://www.coldsiberia.org/monmight.htm (accessed February 6, 2013).
This was used to find how the military was organized and the equipment that was used.
"The Mongols in World History: Asia Topics in World History." Asia for Educators | Columbia
University. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/figures/figures.htm (accessed
February 7, 2013).
This identifies key figures of the Mongolian Empire, mainly generals and Khans.
U.S. Library of Congress. "Mongolia - Khubilai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty, 1261-1368."
Country Studies. http://countrystudies.us/mongolia/18.htm (accessed February 6, 2013).
I found info on Khubilai Khan and some more insight on the Chinese and their relation to the
Mongols.
Waterson, James. "The Mamluks : History Today." History Today: The World's Best History
Writing. http://www.historytoday.com/james-waterson/mamluks (accessed February 6,
2013).
I used this find out who the Mamluks were and how they defeated the mighty Mongolian
military.
Weatherford, J. McIver. Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world. New York: Crown,
2004.
This provided information on how Genghis is seen today and how he helped to shape the modern
world.
World History: Ancient and medieval eras. abc-clio, (accessed February 6, 2013).
This provided basic info about the Mongol time period as well as things happening outside the
empire that affected it.
Yates, Mick. "Leader Values : Genghis Khan." Leader Values : Leadership Development –
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February 7, 2013).
This provided information on Genghis Khan’s leadership and organization of government.
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