History vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-genghis-khan-alex-gendler He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever...
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He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier who paved the way for the modern world? We'll see in "History vs. Genghis Khan." "Order, order. Now who's the defendant today? Khan!" "I see Your Honor is familiar with Genghis Khan, the 13th century warlord whose military campaigns killed millions and left nothing but destruction in their wake." "Objection. First of all, it's pronounced Genghis Kahn." "Really?" "In Mongolia, yes. Regardless, he was one of the greatest leaders in human history. Born Temüjin, he was left fatherless and destitute as a child but wen...
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He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier who paved the way for the modern world? We'll see in "History vs. Genghis Khan." "Order, order. Now who's the defendant today? Khan!" "I see Your Honor is familiar with Genghis Khan, the 13th century warlord whose military campaigns killed millions and left nothing but destruction in their wake." "Objection. First of all, it's pronounced Genghis Kahn." "Really?" "In Mongolia, yes. Regardless, he was one of the greatest leaders in human history. Born Temüjin, he was left fatherless and destitute as a child but wen...
