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“The Accidental Architect of a Connected World”
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Title: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Author: Jack Weatherford
Category: World History
What if everything we thought we knew about Genghis Khan was wrong? Sam and Sophie start with that question, and by the end, they've turned the 'barbarian conqueror' stereotype inside out.
They walk through Jack Weatherford's argument that our image of the Mongol Empire comes from its…
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