Contents: disc 1. Steppes and peoples ; The rise of the Steppe nomads ; Early nomads and China ; The Han Emperors and Xiongnu at war ; Scythians, Greeks, and Persians ; The Parthians -- disc 2. Kushans, Sacae, and the Silk Road ; Rome and the Sarmatians ; Trade across the Tarim Basin ; Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Christianity ; Rome and the Huns ; Attila the Hun, scourge of God -- disc 3. Sassanid Shahs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 950 BARIggulden, Conn.
Summary: The three surviving sons of Genghis vie for the crown while striving to protect their father's empire and establish independent legacies, agendas marked by efforts to build a city in the wilderness, conquer Southern China, and tame the steppes of Russia.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC IGGWeatherford, J. McIver.
Summary: A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KHAN, GENGHIS WEASeverin, Timothy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.7 SEVSummary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 WORCall number: DVD 909 WOR PART 1
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Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 3
Sepahban, Lois.
Summary: Introduces readers to Mongol warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World Inc 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHIRossabi, Morris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KUBLAI KHAN ROSFavereau, Marie
Summary: "The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engineers, and merchants. Challenging the view that nomads are peripheral to history, The Horde reveals the complex empire the Mongols builtand traces its enduring imprint on politics and society in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2021
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Summary: The mighty Mongol conqueror, Genghis Khan, wreaks a path of destruction along China's Great Wall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IGGKahn, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 950.2 KAHIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Second in a series on the mighty Mongol conqueror who sets out to unify an entire continent under his rule. In this volume, he sets his sights on Yenking (modern day Beijing, China). Follows "Genghis : birth of an empire" ; continued by "Genghis : bones of the hills."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IGGIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Chronicles the rise to power of Genghis Khan, one of the world's most powerful and fearsome rulers, from his tragic beginnings, to the murder of his father, to his legendary exploits as a feared warrior who conquered much of the known world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IGGMedina, Nico
Summary: Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET KHANNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the Mongol ruler, from his childhood in a nomadic tribe to his rise as a fierce warrior and leader, his implementation of military and legal reforms, and his achievments as a conquerer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2011
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Summary: The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 950.21 WEALamb, Harold
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1927
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KHAPolo, Marco
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abaris Books 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.042 POLSummary: The year is 1241. The Mongol horde lead by cruel khan Burunda moves west, destroying everything in its path. Reaching the Carpathian mountains, the troops camp right below. However, at night several local hunters, the Berkut brothers, secretly enter the camp and free the hostages. Consumed with rage, the khan decides to take revenge and destroy the Carpathian settlements. A traitor amongst the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE RISDeng, Sally
Summary: "An empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan's army"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KHUMetternich, Hilary Roe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Press 1996