Icarus tragic death. Before the flight, Daedalus gave his young son Icarus instructions in how to fly. He warned him that if he flew too close to the sea, the spray would soak the feathers, making the wings useless. If, on the other hand, he flew too close to the sun, the heat would melt the wax and destroy the wings.
The Mongols gained power because they had a strong army. ... They consolidated power by winning over the Chinese by ruling in a traditional Chinese style and building dams and the Grand Canal. Kublai Khan built these water projects.
