Otrar-- located in central Asia, north of the Indian peninsula.
Genghis Khan organized and led the Mongols through an Asian conquest in the 13th century. After conquering China, the Mongols moved west taking over central and western Asia. The city of Otrar was conquered in 1219, four years after the conquest of what is now Beijing. The city held on in defense for months but eventually fell with the leadership surrendering.
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Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were a) fighting a Communist takeover.
The patron gods and goddesses had very big importance in the past, though in some areas in the world they are still very respected. The city-state of Athens in the antiquity, was part of the Greek World. It had the same gods and goddesses as all other Greek city-states, but also as all of them, it had its own patron god/goddess. The patron goddess of Athens was the goddess Athena, which is easy to assume considering the name of the city. This meant that Athena was the goddess that was chosen by the Athenians as their protector, guardian, special deity, and supporter. The Athenians truly believed that Athena is the goddess that favors them, thus they respected her the most, after Zeus of course.
