The Mongol ascendancy began in 1200 AD when Genghis Khan united most of the nomadic Mongol tribes and conquered much of northern China and central Asia. Kublai Khan seized power in China and encouraged trade with foreign lands. Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan and wrote about his experiences. The Mongol ascendancy officially ended in […]
The recent African origin model states that modern humans evolved in East Africa between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago, with a small subgroup leaving Africa 60,000 years ago to colonize the rest of the world. The multiregional hypothesis, which claims different races developed independently, was disproved by mitochondrial DNA testing. All humans can trace their […]
