Essay On Mongols Barbaric

The Mongols were nomadic people who didn’t know much about mining, and didn’t farm. They mostly lived off of meat and milk. They used hides from horses and wools from sheeps for their clothes and materials. The Mongols first conquered land, when Temuchin was given the title Genghis Khan. The Mongols were barbaric, they conquered a lot of land, and they were smart.
The Mongols were barbaric because of their cruelty. In document 4 it states, “They then drove all the survivors, men and women, out onto the plain; and… it was commanded that the town should be laid waste in such a manner that the site could be ploughed upon; and that … not even cats and dogs should be left alone” (Document C). This document shows they would kill everything that

is a living organism even cats and dogs. Another evidence is in document 4 it shows a chart of deaths that the Mongols have produced. It shows during a three year period in Khwarazm they have killed a combined 4,107,000 people. This Mongols were really cruel and that’s why people called them the Barbarians.
The Mongols conquered a lot of land during their time period.

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.
The Mongols were also smart about their battle tactics, and they also had a
strong communication system. In document 3, it says “ Other columns of stronger men they dispatched so far to the right and the left so that they are not seen by the enemy and in this way the surround them and close in and so the fighting begins from all sides” (Document 3). This piece of evidence is saying, that they had a game plan to defeat their opponents. They also had strong communication system because in document 8, it states “ (M)ore than 200,000 horses are stabled at these posts for the special use of the messengers” (Document 8). This also shows that they have post offices along roads with 200,000 horses combined. This shows the Mongols knew how to fight and how to communicate

faster.
The Mongols were nomadic people who captured 4,860,000 square miles of land. They were the most powerful empire during their time period. Most people called the Barbarians because of evil they were, when they conquered land. They would kill everything that was moving. But, they were also smart and developed quicker communication, and game plans of how to conquer lands.