The way Mongols succeeded in ruling over vast territories interested me the most. Most of the time when you read history the “conquerors” of the land would force the native people to convert to their religion and culture. Instead they were willing to incorporate other ethnic groups into the armies and the government sometimes giving them high leadership positions. However, the people put into those positions had to prove their loyalty to the Mongol empire. Some of the people that held higher positions in the government were the Uighurs, Tibetans, Persians, Chinese, and Russians. With all of these different people working together they were able to take over many lands, very quickly. For example, Chinese helped breach the walls of Baghdad in
Some people would say the Mongols were a key development to civilization. However, the progress they made is nothing compared to their cruelty and the process they used to conquer the majority of Asia and parts of the Middle East. The Mongols were originally a small, nomadic tribe that originated from the steppes of Central Asia. The tribe placed little value on objects, considering they moved around in yurts and hardly settled. Led by Genghis Khan, they conquered land worth double the size of the Roman Empire. The Mongols were greedy, bloodthirsty barbarians who had little to no regard for human life. They went to unthinkable lengths to conquer land while destroying countless ancient cities.
The Mongol Empire started as a small group of nomads with no technology, architecture, or even a written language. However, the Mongols constructed an Empire much larger than every territory the Romans ever conquered. This was possible through tolerance, therefore the thesis of this section is also identical to the previous hyperpowers.
The Mongols had many positive traits to them. For example, they claimed more than 4,860,000 square miles of land. This is more than the land acquired by Alexander the Great and Cyrus the Great combined (Doc 1). Besides the size of the empire, the advancement that the Mongols
Brutality, force, and the conquering of an unprecedented amount of land characterize the Mongol Empire. This can all be attributed to the leadership and military styles of Genghis Khan. Mongol conquests were bloody and brutal events, as they implemented their foolproof military tactics to conquer civilizations. Therefore, the accounts found in Document 7
Believe it or not, the Mongols helped Moscow to not only become the most powerful city in Russia, but also to eventually unite the Russians against their foreign occupiers! This lesson explains how.
Many historians have different views on whether the Mongols had a positive or negative affect on the world during their time period. Over the course of their rule the Mongols had a couple of powerful leaders that brought different views and ideas of what an empire should look like, and how it should be run. Genghis Khan ruled from 1206 to 1227 A.D. He brought great military strengths that helped them conquer a lot of land. After his death in 1227 A.D. many rulers had come and gone. In 1271 A.D. Genghis’ grandson took charge. He had a different approach to ruling the empire. Unlike Genghis he was not a military leader, but rather a “business man” that helped increase foreign trade. Overall the Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade, inventions, and unification amongst China.
I think that the Mongol Empire shows greater cultural destruction. The Mongol Empire shows greater cultural destruction. I think that is because the Mongol Empire conquered and destroyed other empires. There are 3 reasons why the Mongol Empire suffered greater cultural destruction. In Document 2: Mogul Mission It says “the Mongol Empire kills the rest of the men if some run away.”
There were several factors that combined to help the Mongols conquer and maintain control over large territories. These factors included their excellent military strategies and superior weapons. The text mentions that even though the Mongols were usually outnumbered by their enemies, their advanced riding techniques, archery skills, and bows gave them the upper hand. The Mongols were also a largely nomadic people which allowed them to be comfortable travelling in foreign lands, communicating across extensive distances, independent, and good decision makers. Their acceptance of multiple religions was likely another factor that helped the Mongols understand the cultures and economic characteristics of the people they were conquering.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom will rise against kingdom; there is always someone who will win. In the history of humankind, people have had conflicts that could seemingly only have been resolved by war. This idea resulted in the rise of one nation that stood out as superior to its predecessors. The Mongol Empire, which existed between 1206 and 1368, is an example of this complete dominance. The Mongols achieved this through many pathways, but one that stands out is the strength of their leaders.
The Mongols impacted civilizations all over the world. In the end though the Mongols blended into most civilizations they conquered,
The Mongols were very harsh and brutal like no one else in their era but I believe that they are not barbarians. The Mongols had a strong dominating military that was almost always successful, they contributed to many of the ideas that are still around today, and made a very stern set of laws that kept their community civilized which is why I believe that the Mongols were not barbarians.
The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire in history, taking control of many Afro-Eurasian societies in the thirteenth and fourteenth century. Not only were the Mongols militarily powerful, they were also administratively powerful. The Mongols had a major impact on societies of Afro-Eurasia during this time period because their conquests ruined cities, their cultural diverse population adopted controlling positions, and their administrative efficiency promoted economy.
Towards the end of the post classical period, during the early twelfth century new empires rose to power. Specifically, the Mongol Empire located in the steppes of Central Asia. The Mongol Empire was started by Genghis Khan who was part of a nomadic clan. Khan used his position as leader of the clan to unite all the clans in the area to create a very powerful army, which he then used to expand further and conquer empires such as China, Russia, the Middle East, and and the city of Baghdad creating the Mongol Empire. The Mongol Empire controlled the most land of any empire. As the Mongol Empire conquered new Empires they effected them through the environment, social classes, politically economically, and their culture. Two empires that the Mongol Empire had an effect drastically on was China and Russia politically and economically. The Mongol Empire improved China and Russia economically by facilitating trade routes stabilizing China economy and helped Russia semi-stable their economy. Politically the Mongol Empire enforced a system which united the people in China and helped Russia develop a political system indirectly.
The Mongols were constantly conquering new lands of insanely large sizes. They acquired land masses as big as 4,860,000 square miles all around. (document one) They were like terrorists to another persons home and another mans land with their crude actions and constant killing. Genghis Kahn alone conquered the largest amount of land, in fact being 4,860,000 square miles. Thats bigger than the body of the United States alone, and there’s no way that this man acquired all this land just by marching in and asking if he could take over. He just took over with the complex army he’d formed. Their army was just as hardcore and serious as they were. The faults of one man could result in the death of ten. The act of ten men could result in the death of 100
The Mongols of Central Asia, under the lead of Genghis Khan, encompassed China and Russia in the thirteenth century C.E. Harsh conquest with massacre and destruction of infrastructure were experienced by these regions. During Mongol rule, China was governed through the traditional dynastic system while Russia was indirectly administered from the steppes with aid from local princes. Although the pastoralists required tribute collection from both civilizations, only China enjoyed significant economic flourish brought by the restoration of long-distance trade routes.