Why is Alexander known as “The Great,” while Genghis Khan was “a barbarian”? Both wer...?

Answer: "Genghis Khan" is not actually a name, but a title.​ It has various tra.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why is Alexander known as "The Great," while Genghis Khan was "a barbarian"? Both were brutal conquerers who did the same job and massacred their enemies. How did they get different titles? Adam Wu, lives in Saskatoon, SK Updated Nov 1, 2017 "Genghis Khan" is not actually a name, but a title. It has various translations, but the one most commonly accepted roughly means "ruler of all". The man's actual name was "Temujin". ... Read More » If Japan had conquered China in history, would they have Sinicized like the Mongols and Manchus did? Would Japan be a part of China? Phen Su, Historian Written Feb 9 Yes, this is exactly why Japan failed. First of all, we must understand the correct order. Minorities must be sinicized before they can conquer China. The Mongols had been s... Read More » Why do the Chinese not add spaces between Chinese words? Huijian Wu, CTO (2005-present) Written Jan 19 The reason is simple: there is no need. Chinese is a very peculiar language and you don't need to differentiate words by word spacing. It is very interesting that even if you... Read More » Vietnam was a part of Cambodia in the past. Why doesn't Cambodia take back Vietnam? Anthony Tran, iOS Technical Leader at NHN Vietnam (2016-present) Written Jul 30, 2020 (Map from Vietnam under Minh Mạng - Wikipedia) Laos and Cambodia used to belong to Vietnam in the 18 century. Should Vietnamese take that back too? Map of Vietnam under Nanyue - Wikipedia ... Read More » Would China be a better country today if the Nationalists won the Civil War? Daye Young, Software Engineering Written Jul 18, 2020 (A2A) My answer with the benefit of hindsight is : possibly, even likely. Why do I say this? Because in the grand scheme of things, the Communist CCP and the Nationalist KMT ... Read More » Which ancient civilization was the most impressive and why? Rebecca Elliott, Psychiatric Technician, State of Tennessee 2002-2007 Written Jul 4, 2017 There are so many that were impressive…the Sumerians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Minoans…but for my money, it is a civilization so old that we have no name ... Read More » Did Hollywood change Meghan Markle? Angelina Puligadda, studied at Lehigh University (2001) Written Mar 15 I believe the best person to answer that is Ninaki Priddy. She was friends with Meghan Markle for 31 years, a friendship that started in childhood. Here are some relevant q... Read More » What if Tiananmen Square "succeeded"? Winston Wang Written Mar 5 Here's what almost no one seems to understand: In many ways the Tienanmen Square Protests of 1989 (六四事件) DID succeed. The reason you may not realize it is that the success ... Read More » Why were the Japanese so cruel and aggressive in WW2, comparatively in previous wars they were involved in? Edgar D. McDonald II, former Corrections, Parole Probation, Investigations at California (1973-2001) Written Feb 13 In the Russo Japanese wars the Emperor Meji insisted that Japan adhere to the Laws of War as it applied to Russian POW's. I know that contradicts most of the other answers ... Read More » Why don't homeless veterans just re-enlist instead of living on the street? Dallas McKay Written Mar 23 Are you ready to hear some harsh stuff? This is by no means a blanket statement, but it probably applies to 75% of them. They sucked. There's a 90% probability that they got ... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/