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In my opinion, I think the Barbarians were barbaric. Because of the reported deaths, the size of the empire, and the laws/punishments they had. Some of this information is quite frightening. The deaths in Mongol, there were a lot. The numbers are high for the reported deaths. And the way they killed was nostalgic. “ Year-1220, Place-Bukhara, Reported deaths-30,000, and Source- Juvaini… Year-1221, Place- nishapur, reported deaths- 1,747,000, Source- Persian chronicler” (Document 4,Juvaini). That is a jurassic jump in the number of reported deaths. Now, the way they killed was bad also. “They severed the heads of the slain fro their bodies and heaped them up in piles, keeping those of the men separate from those of the women and children.”(Document 4,Juvaini). I couldn’t believe what it would be like back then to ever witness that, or see that many people dead. The size of the empire is really amazing. It covers almost all of Asia. “ Conquerors- Genghis Khan (1162-1227), Square miles covered- 4,860,000”(Document 1,Various sources). That is a huge chunk of land. They had all of that land at their disposal. It makes you wonder what the citizens felt, and what they thought about the empire. …show more content…

Especially on adultery. “ Whosoever commits adultery will be executed, whether or not they have previous convictions” (Document 10, Ratchnevsky). Adultery was a serious crime back then. “If a woman who is captured by a Mongol has a husband no one will enter into a relationship with her. If an Unbeliever(i.e. a Mongol) desires a married woman he will kill the husband and then have relations with the woman “ (Document 10,Juvaini). That’s just a bad thing. Kill the husband so you can have the woman, you basically have to watch your back if you have a

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