Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(00:44) &#8211; Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(10:44) &#8211; Origin story of Genghis Khan
(52:30) &#8211; Early battles & conquests
(1:05:11) &#8211; Power
(1:07:33) &#8211; Secret History
(1:20:58) &#8211; Mongolian steppe
(1:24:16) &#8211; Mounted archery and horse-riding
(1:32:36) &#8211; Genghis Khan&#8217;s army
(1:48:49) &#8211; Military tactics and strategy
(2:01:13) &#8211; Wars of conquest
(2:05:37) &#8211; Dan Carlin
(2:15:37) &#8211; Religious freedom
(2:31:24) &#8211; Trade and the Silk Road
(2:40:10) &#8211; Weapons innovation
(2:41:40) &#8211; Kublai Khan and conquering China
(3:23:31) &#8211; Fall of the Mongol Empire
(3:50:26) &#8211; Genetic legacy
(4:00:20) &#8211; Lessons from Genghis Khan
(4:10:36) &#8211; Human nature
(4:13:47) &#8211; Visiting Mongolia
(4:33:15) &#8211; Lex: Dan Carlin
(4:36:06) &#8211; Lex: Gaza
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