Louis Khan Helped Define Modern Architecture Written by Dana Demange VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most...
The name Genghis Khan probably makes many people think of conquering warriors on horseback leaving burning cities and piles of dead bodies behind them. While there is no doubt that Genghis Khan was the leader of a highly efficient killing machine, th...
The Chinese could afford to employ people to fight for it . In the borderlands, the Mongols met a force of heavily armed mercenaries, who were loyal as only mercenaries could be. Reinforced by the mer...
In the summer of 1204, Temujin(铁木真) rode west to confront his blood brother. The outcome would be decisive for the future of the Mongol people. In the foothills of the Khangai Mountains (杭爱山...
Jamuqa(扎木和) split the tribe. Two years would pass before they would hear from him. High on the plateau of central Mongolia is a place known as Dalan Balzhut. It was here that Borte's(孛儿帖)...
For the tribe and for Jamuqa(扎木合) it was a decisive moment. "Men who were sworn brothers share one life. But I began to question whether Jamuqa was truly my blood brother for all eternity." "It...
At the Merkit(蔑儿乞惕) camp in the mountains of northern Mongolia, Temujin(铁木真) went looking for his wife. "We made the Merkits pay for their deed. We destroyed their families and emptied t...
My father had been poisoned by a rival tribe. My mother told me my father's enemies were forever the enemies of my own heart. From that day, I would never be a child again. As the eldest son, Temujin(铁...
In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born. He was clutching a blood clot(血块), a sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name---...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Louis Khan Helped Define Modern Architecture By Dana Demange Broadcast: Sunday, August 21, 2005 VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special En...
