The Mongols were both a powerful and influential empire. Using their warlike and usually bloody tactics, the Mongols unified large portions of the world, spreading trade and mutual understanding. There are both positive and negative aspects of Mongol conquest. First, I will discuss the negative impacts of the Mongol Empire. To start, the Mongols had a strong warrior culture. The ability to fight until death was embedded in their society. They were fierce fighters who were extremely swift and useful with a crossbow. This meant they were a great threat to their largely less-mobile competitors. They rode on horses, sometimes killing cities full of people. As Chinggis Khan once said: “The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him …show more content…
before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.” Their brutality was well-known by many people, instilling fear into communities in Asia and Europe. Those who challenged the Mongols in a war largely faced an uphill battle. In addition to this, they are credited with spreading the Bubonic Plague, which would go on to kill around two-thirds of the population of Europe. In some cases, they used biological warfare, throwing diseased corpses into cities where the plague would spread. This weapon allowed the Mongols to weaken and capture the city. They also spread the plague by opening up trade. As I will discuss in the next paragraph, trade was one of the most beneficial things brought by the Mongol empire. Trade supported cultural exchange, which promoted understanding between cultures. There was, however, a downside to global trade. Trade spread disease by sending rats with infected fleas across oceans to infiltrate new populations. Unknowingly, the Mongols set the framework to expose large portions of the world to the Bubonic Plague. Although history has shown us many downsides to the Mongol Empire, there are some definite upsides.
Firstly, the Mongols promoted trade. As I’ve mentioned above, trade had its drawbacks, such as spreading disease. Trade also advanced society into the modern age. With Mongols securing and repairing more trade routes, as a society, we moved forward. What would our world be like today without products or ideas being exchanged between different cultures? The second upside Mongol conquest had on society was acceptance of many religions. Mongols were largely shamanists, with their religion closely tied to the land from which they came. As a result of these religious beliefs, the Mongols didn’t expect newly-conquered people to follow their faith. Instead, you could find people from all religions in the Mongol empire; From Christians to Muslims and Buddhists, you could find many people from many different religious backgrounds. Among other things, one of the most important themes that was used in the Mongol empire was communication. Whether it be trade or horse messengers, the Mongol Empire emphasized communication between regions. They created paths on which they would have rest stations for messengers. As a result of these developments in communication, the Mongols had a rather cohesive empire for their large size. This is especially unusual because with their rapid expansion rate, they quickly grew to a massive empire, amassing parts of Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East.
Their advances pushed society into the modern era, increasing globalization and leaving their mark on the world.
The Mongols were a group of nomadic people who were known for not only their ferocity in battle but also their tolerance of other cultures. Over the course of their many empires, the Mongols conquered lands from as far as the Korean peninsula to the Islamic civilizations of the Middle East. The movement of the Mongol people into these areas was met with mixed opinions, as members of some societies respected the braveness of the Mongols while others saw them as destructive. According to Ala-ad-Din Ata-Malik Juvaini, 15th century Korean scholars, and Rashid al-Din, the Mongols were a group of tolerant people who attempted to eradicate injustice and corruptness (1,3,4). However, members of other societies viewed the Mongols as coldhearted and merciless because of the damage they dealt in the conquest of Russian cities and the taxes they forced upon their conquered societies (1,2). Nonetheless, some scholars and historians recognized the Mongols power and braveness, but were indifferent with their views of the Mongol civilization.
Firstly, they were taught and trained from a very young age. All men over the age of fourteen were expected to undertake military duty (DOC B). By training their soldiers so young, by the time they were ready to fight, they were amazingly fast and strong which helped to conquer other lands. Second, the Mongols were very well organized which helped with communication. Organization flourished under Genghis Khan, the leader of the Mongols, control because he instituted new rules.
The Mongol empire was the largest land empire the world has ever seen. First began as a nomadic group of tribes. Mongols were united and emerged into an empire that conquered lands stretching from Europe to Central Asia under the rule of Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire was able to succeed in expanding, and conquering was due to their ability to adapt to any living conditions, their sheer brutality force, and their strong military organization. To begin, one factor that supported the Mongols in their conquests was their capacity for foraging, allowing them to survive under harsh living conditions.
In document 1 it shows they have conquered the most land with 4,860,000 miles. This concludes that the Mongols were really powerful and for a comparison the United States is 3,036,885 square miles excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Also, in document 1 the map shows they conquered major cities like Daidu (Beijing), Moscow, Baghdad, and Karakorum which was Mongol’s capital at the time. This shows even though the conquered a lot of land, they conquered valuable lands.
In conclusion, During the Mongols had a positive impact on the world because they introduced the freedom and spread of religion, the peaceful period, and the influence of the pony
The Mongols were also known for their surprise attack which spread to other armies, making it a keen warfare used all around the world. This battle tactic consisted of a group of men who are fighting out on the battlefield and they begin to retreat only to draw the enemy into a trap. The enemy runs into a rain of arrows as the rest of the men are hiding off to the side with loaded weapons, and fierce ground fighters ready for combat. This is one key that the Mongols had to help them conquer Asia. Lastly, the Mongols had a positive impact on the world because they united most of Asia.
Although the Mongols could be seen as barbarians because of the way they used war tactics to both instill fear in people and attain the land that made up their large empire, their acceptance of other customs caused conquered people to have more loyalty for them and their organized army also helped them to quickly gain control of large amounts of land. These are the reasons why the Mongols were successful and civilized. Allyson Persaud
When Westerners such as ourselves and people native to Europe are asked what they know of the Mongols the answer is usually ruthless barbarians intent upon world domination. After all these years you would expect that the educational points presented to the different generations in school would have given a different view of the Mongol civilization. Leaving this vision instilled upon generation after generation is detrimental to learning the different positive aspects left behind by such a powerful empire. The nomadic lifestyle that the Mongols endured empowered them to become hardy warriors. The Mongols began their conquests in response to Ghengis Khans personal missions as well as a disruption in trade and the ecology of the land upon which they inhabited.
The Mongol Empire was a very powerful which conquered more land in two years than the Romans did in 400 years. Also, they controlled more than eleven million square miles. The Mongols were very important because they created nations like Russia and Korea, smashed the feudal system and created international law, and created the first free trade zone. In the beginning of the Mongol Empire, they mostly lived in foothills bordering the Siberian forests mixing heroing and hunting. They also became really good at archery and riding horses. The main reason the Mongols came to be so powerful was all because of a man named Genghis Kahn. Genghis was born around 1162 with the name Temujin. Due to the death of his father, Temujin was left under the control of his older brothers. Soon enough, he was married to a woman named Borte. Borte was later kidnapped, in which Temujin proved his military skills when saving her. Not to long after this, Temujin became the leader of his tribe. Yet, to unite the Mongol confederations it required a civil war, which Temijun ended up winning. After proving his skills and loyalty, Temijun was declared the Gr...
Some people may say the Mongols are good they increased trade, made people safe, and built bridges. Yes they did all that! But it all was for there own good, Increasing of trade made them get more stuff with easier access,, Making people "safe" to keep a watch on them, and building bridges so armies could move faster and destroy quicker. The Mongols are bad!
Over the years there have been many great nomadic groups, such as the Vikings and the Kievan, but no nomadic group has been more successful than the Mongols. The Mongols have had many lasting influences on Russia, China, and even Europe. The Mongols have left a mark on the European trading systems in technologies as well as in their trading systems trade routes. One thing that stayed the same throughout Europe was their many religion.
The Mongol Empire appeared in Central Asia through the 13th and 14th centuries as the biggest land empire in history. A consequence of the union of Mongol and Turkic tribes, the empire took form under the control of the legendary Genghis Khan, also known as Great Khan, which means emperor. All through his period, Genghis Khan started a series of invasions called as the Mongol invasions, frequently accompanied by the major-scale slaughter of civilian populations. This led in the conquest of the majority of Eurasia. By the end of Genghis Khan's life, the Mongol Empire occupied a considerable segment of Central Asia and China. The empire began to divide as a consequence of battles between succession heirs, especially regarding Kublai Khan and Ariq Boke.
From 1240 to 1480, the infamous Mongol Horde dominated the territory that would one day become the country of Russia. While the Mongols, or Tatars did not enforce social, religious, and political change the way other conquerors from history have been wont to do, they still left their mark on the culture. Compared to other powerful conquerers throughout history, the Tayats made relatively little changes to their Rus subjects. But what they did change or affect has had subtle but long lasting consequences, some even lasting till modern Russia.
The Mongols were nomadic people that were raised from birth to defend their empire, had superior military equipment, used advanced military tactics that Europeans did not even use, and spread fear throughout the world due to the rumors that spread by unconquered civilizations. As a result of Mongols conquering many civilizations, they were able to spread their legacy of destruction and disruption, which is still discussed today. Using these fear tactics along with their superior military equipment and military tactics the Mongols expanded their empire across vast distances. Examples of this can be seen in 1209 when the Mongols began to raid the His-Hsia Empire and finally conquered it in 1227. Another example was the conquering of the Khwarazmian
He would promise people better lives and that they would be more prosperous if they would consider his ways. Many joined because of the constant war of the surrounding nations and needed the hope of prosperity. As time progressed and the Mongolian Empire became more successful and powerful with many followers including: Christians, Muslims and Buddhist. The mind control in Khan’s regime was a little more subtle, he started by gaining his followers and promising them success but this was only possible by influencing his people to destroy everything and the only way to be completely victorious is to annihilate everything within other villages and countries. At first people were fleeing the acts of war but when the joined Khan the slowly became apart of dominant empire and eventually overlooked all other countries of the west. Khan later became known as Chinggis Khan or Universal ruler after vanquishing all rivals of the