The Asian World, 600-1500

by John S. Major and Roger V. Des Forges

The Asian World takes readers through nine centuries of history often punctuated by conquests and conflict-from the rise of Yoritomo, Japan's first shogun, who stripped the Japanese emperor of his power; to the ruthless campaigns of Genghis Khan's Mongol warriors in China; to the mutiny of Korean general Yi Songgye, who proclaimed himself founder of a new dynasty. Despite battles and political clashes, the peoples of Asia created large, stable states...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195222660
• ISBN13: 9780195222661
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Steck-Vaughn
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12