*Your job in this step of the process is to explain how Genghis Khan and
Alexander the Great would gain the votes of the people of a modern day
democratic country.
What would they emphasize as their strongest qualties,
in order to gain the peoples support?
In order to complete this step of
the process you will need to research how Alexander and Genghis Khan came
to power in their own times.
1.)What techniques did they use?
2.)How did they
actually gain the peoples support?
The following paragraphs are brief
summaries on both Alexander's and Genghis Khan's rise to power.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan became the sole leader of the Mongolian Empire simply
because of his military genius and skills as a tactician. Unlike many
other leaders however, Genghis Khan did not get his position thanks to
succession, he had to work for it. In 1189 he was elected ruler of a small
tribe named, Kiyat. It was from this position that Genghis Khan began
unifying and conquering the empire that he would soon rule. He started by
unifying the Khuriltai Steppe. Once the unification of this area had been
completed Genghis Khan was named emperor of the land and was also dubbed
"emperor of all emperors" and "oceanic ruler". Genghis Khan continued to
use his military to gain land to his new empire. Nobody would challenge
him or his rule and he soon became one of the finest emperors the world
has seen yet. It is stated clearly within the website that Genghis Khan
became ruler solely because of his amazing leadership. The source gives an
explanation that tells what Genghis Khan had to do, as far as conquering
and uniting, to become the leader of the Mongolian Empire. I can make the
assumption, based on the source, that Genghis Khan became the leader of
Mongolia because he was so intellectual, fierce, and violently powerful.
Alexander the Great
Unlike Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great did come to empowerment
thanks to succession. His father, Philip II was the King of Macedonia
before him. Once King Philip II passed away Alexander automatically became
the new King of Macedonia. Immediately after the death of King Philip II
Alexander was blamed for the death of his father. Citizens thought that
Alexander was power hungry and killed his father to gain the throne. This
theory was later disproved though. Since Alexander became king at such a
young age people did not take him seriously. Because of this Alexander had
to prove himself to the people of Macadonia, in order to gain their
acceptance as King. The young Alexander did this by forcefully halting
revolts in Thrace and Illyria. This show of leadership and power made the
citizens realize Alexander's power, in turn, they respected him. Alexander
went of to become on of Macedonia's most powerful leaders. This online
encyclopedia gave a brief, but informative section on Alexander's youth
and how
he came to power. I did not need to infer anything about Alexander because
the source stated facts exactly on Alexander's rise to power.
It will not help you just to use these summaries as your research. You
must complete a deep investigation of the topic in order to be successful.
These website's will help you in your research.
Genghis Khan:
http://www.pma.edmonton.ab.ca/vexhibit/genghis/biog.htm
http://encyclopedia.com/html/J/JenghizK1.asp
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genghis/trail.html
Alexander the Great:
http://encyclopedia.com/html/section/alexgreat_youthandkingship.asp
http://www.e-classics.com/
http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbk.ac.uk%2Fhca%2Fclassics%2Falexsources.htm
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/prm/blalexandersfirstgreatvictory.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/338chaeronea.html
