In the early 13th century the Mongol Genghis Khan consolidate most of the nomads on the steppe.
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by his son, the future King Edward I. The barons sought to force the king to rule with a council of barons rather than through his favourites.
The Chinese writing system is an unique phenomenon in the modern world of alphabet scripts. Instead of a few dozen letters, it has developed thousands of complex signs or "characters" that represent morphemes and words. Even related writing systems such as Japanese and Korean, while sharing many of the same characters, can fully function as purely phonetic scripts. And while it is not the only living logographic writing system in the modern world, it is the only one serving as the primary writing system for hundreds of millions of people.
The first recognizable form of Chinese writing dates from 3,500 years ago, but many argue that its origins lie much deeper in the past. Regardless of its actual age, Chinese has evolved substantially over time yet has retained its ancient core, making it one of the longest continuously used writing system in the world.
The South was crippled. Once Abe Lincoln took slavery in certain parts of the south. There economy dropped because the people there thrived on selling slaves based on their height and brute agility. Also they needed slaves to plant crops and do much percentage of labor. No slaves, no profit or gain. This was Abraham's own strategic plan to not completely break the south, but cripple the economy to weaken them during the war.