Turkish Legend

Sheep Rocks

This is a legend from Turkey I read about today that tells about how some rocks around a fountain look like a shepherd with his sheep.

“One day in the desert There was a Shepherd. He had lots of sheep. But there was no water, not a single drop. So he called to the Gods and said please give me some water I will give you my fattest sheep. So the gods gave him a fountain full of water for him and his sheep and they drank and drank till they were full of water. The Shepherd thought he could give the gods the bugs inside the sheep instead of the sheep. He found five leeches and sacrificed them. He said here you go. But the sheep and the Shepherd turned to stone. They turned to stone because The Shepherd didn’t give the gods the fattest sheep like he promised.”      

Source: Story of the world volume 2 The Middle Ages

The Silk Road

 The Silk Road was a trading route. Mongolia Conquered so much land. They conquered all the way from China to Constantinople. It expanded through the Silk Road. They protected the people from bandits. The most famous person to go on the silk road was Marco Polo. After Kublai Khan Died the other leaders made lots of little cities and Mongolia fell apart. After Mongolia fell apart the Silk Road was not safe for people to go on because there were bandits and the Mongolians didn't stop them.    

 
Today I played Civ And i want to change history Because the Mongolians fought Istanbul but they didn't Conquer it. I want to fight Constantinople in Civ and conquer Constantinople and change history. But The Mongols were so far away from Constantinople it will be hard to conquer Constantinople.

The Rise of the Mongols

Today I played a game called Civ. I was the Mongolians and I played a scenario. It was called the Rise of the Mongolians and I was Ghengis Khan. I conquered Beijing China with seven horsemen and two Keshiks. Keshiks are Mongolian archers on horses. Keshiks Were very good fighters because they could attack and get away before the army could fight back. I conquered it easily because China’s armies were moving west. So when I fought them I didn't have to fight his armies, I just had to shoot his city down with my Keshik and conquer it with my horsemen. I have to conquer 4 Civilizations: Japan, China, Eastern China, Arabia.