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职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练 Genghis Khan Genghis Khan, the great Mongol conqueror, was horn in about 1162. His father, a petty Mongol chieftain ; named the boy Temujin, after a defeated rival chieftain, and for some years the surviving members of the family lived in constant danger and privation . This was an inauspicious beginning, hut Temujins situation was to become a lot worse before it got better. When he was a young man, he was captured in a raid by a rival tribe. To prevent his escaping, a wooden collar was placed around his neck. From this extremity of helplessness as an illiterate prisoner in a primitive, barren country, Temujin rose to become the most powerful man in the world. His rise started when he managed to escape from his captors. He then allied himself with Roghril, a friend of his fathers, and chieftain of one of the related tries living in the area. There followed many years of internecine warfare among these various Mongol tribes, in the course of which Temujin gradually fought his way to the top. The tribesmen of Mongolia had long been known as skilled horsemen and fierce warriors. Throughout history, they had made sporadic raids into northern China. However, before the rise of Temujin, thevarious tribes had always spent most of their energy in fighting each other. By a combination of military prowess, diplomacy, ruthlessnessand organizational ability, Temujin managed to weldall of these tribes together under his leadership, and in 1206 an assembly of the Mongol chieftains pro- claimed him Genghis Khan, or the universal emperor. | 
