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Weird Medieval 5: Chinese Inventions and the Mongols
Weird Medieval 5: Chinese Inventions and the Mongols
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
folks, we're back with more weird, interesting, neat, and wild shit from the Middle Ages. this time, we explore the numerous Medieval inventions of Imperial China such as the compass, gunpowder, printing, and much more. we discuss why Imperial China was able to foster such innovation and why it fell off in the 15th century. then we briefly discuss the fascinating Ming Treasure Voyages of 1405-1433 and the meteoric rise of the Mongol Empire, which went from disunited steppe horse archers to the rulers of the largest contiguous land empire in world history in just under 100 years. check it out
Released:
Apr 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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