The Mongols were a group of people from around 1200 A.D to 1500 A.D. They dominated a large portion of the Asian and Western European world (Meagher). The Mongols were described in many various ways but one of the most common ways they were described was bloodthirsty. This description describes not only the Mongols, but the Mongols in my game of Civilizations. They were very similar but they also had some differences. Some of those similarities included their thirst for battle, their trait of independence, and their time of expansion. The differences included who the Mongols interacted with, what the Mongols produced, and how large their empire grew. The Mongols were the most powerful empire of their time and they were feared by everyone. …show more content…
The Mongols most influential ruler was Genghis Khan.
He was a very violent individual who wanted nothing but total domination. One similarity between the Mongols and the Mongols in my game of civilizations is that they wanted nothing but domination. In my game, I tried to destroy anyone trying to turn me off my course of trying to take over the world. I try to defeat anyone that gets in my way. Another similarity is the independence of the Mongols. I made absolutely no allies in my game and tried to weaken and deteriorate any nation's reputation by publicly denouncing them and most often, declaring war on them. The Mongols would destroy everyone in their path with no warning (Collier). Another similarity is the time of expansion of the Mongols. In my game, I had covered an entire continent with the Mongol rule and shortly after that started expansion in western Europe. In just three hundred years, the Mongols had covered almost the entire continent of Asia and some of Europe. My expansion had ranged from one continent to three continents in just one hundred years. That is very similar to the Mongols
reign. Although my game had many similarities, it also had a few differences. One of those differences was that the spread in my game spread a lot quicker than the Mongols in real life. The Mongols in my game spread to a tri-continent reign in the year 1200 A.D which was when the Mongols reign began. Another difference was that in my game, I built many more wonders of the world. I built the Great Wall of China, the Hanging Gardens, the Great Pyramids, and The Great Light house. The Mongols were only famous for building the Great Wall of China. The last difference was that I made one ally. Although I was allies with them, a few turns later I abolished them. The Mongols never made allies. The Mongols were very blood thirsty and would kill everyone in their path. In my game of Civilizations, I tried to follow the Mongols path as best as I could so I could achieve total domination of my enemies which included the Greeks, the Chinese, the Romans, and the Germans. The Mongols would strive to have domination over any new land they discovered. I would do this when I felt I could easily obliterate any other civilization I came across. When playing the game Civilizations, the Mongols are good role models when it comes to growth, expansion, and domination.
To start, the mongols were able to used brutal and strategic military tactics that helped them conquer more than 4,800,000 miles of land. The Mongols leader “Genghis Khan” was a very smart and strategic leader. He organized his army into groups of ten, hundred, and one thousand. If such groups runs away or flees, the entire group was put to death. Genghis Khans army was able to succeed in conquering land due to horses. His army
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.
The Mongols believed a conquered city should be able to be plowed upon; and that not even cats and dogs should be left alive (DOC E). Once the Mongols conquered new land, with the exception of those they wished to have as slaves or artisans who could contribute to society, they murdered with an axe (DOC D). Their killing was so severe, sometimes, the Mongols ended up killing whole cities, most histories estimate the number they killed to be in the millions (Green). By being this ruthless, the societies around the Mongols would hear of the Mongols treatment of prisons and often surrendered the second the Mongols arrived, just to escape slaughter (Green). Being ruthless also meant the Mongol army had nothing stopping them from doing exactly what they wanted because they didn’t care at all about sacrificing enemy casualties and huge groups of people dying.
The Mongols, or as the Western Europeans called them, the Tartars, were a nomadic, militant people that dominated the battlefield during the pre-industrial time period (“Tartars” 7). Over the span of the 13th century, from the Central Asian steppes in the east to the Arabian lands to the west, the Tartars subdued the unfortunate inhabitants and expanded their empire vastly. To the fear and dismay of the Western Europeans, the Tartars desired to triumph over all of Eurasia; therefore, the Western Europeans were to be conquered next. News of the imminent Tartarian attack rapidly spread through West Europe like a wildfire, and the powerful Holy Roman Church contended to prepare a strategy against the onslaught. In the year 1245, Pope Innocent IV, the head of the Church at the time, sent a group of Friars led by Giovanni da Pian del Carpini to gather some knowledge about the Tartars. It was a dreaded mission, one that would probably end in a terrible death, since the Tartars were a cruel people towards outsiders. Nevertheless, Carpini valiantly ventured into the unknown darkness, and returned to his homeland with valuable information about the Tartars. Through the insight he gained during his travels, he wrote his account of the Tartars in a report called the “Historia Mongalorum” (“Tartars” 19), which is known today as “The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars”.
Mongol empire was the largest land empire of 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.
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.
There has been great conversation about whether the Mongols were barbarians or acted Barbaric throughout their lifetime. When looking at the Mongol civilization to determine if they are barbaric or not depends on several factors, what does barbaric mean, how do the Mongol cities act, and how do their people act away from their cities. The major thing to look at when determining if the Mongols are barbaric, what classifies a barbarian and what does it mean to be barbaric. We can see that in the times of ancient Rome, barbarians are just foreigners to their land. The term barbaric has changed as time has changed from being a foreigner to acting uncivilized and being a savage people. So if we are using the old Roman term for barbarian; then yes the Mongols were barbarians, but we are
The Mongols are one of the biggest motorcycle gangs and organized crime groups. This writer will examine the Mongols criminal activity to prove that they are an organized crime group. This will be done through the examination of the group’s involvement in racketeering, murder, guns, drugs, and assault.
When the word “Mongol” is said I automatically think negative thoughts about uncultured, barbaric people who are horribly cruel and violent. That is only because I have only heard the word used to describe such a person. I have never really registered any initial information I have been taught about the subject pass the point of needing and having to know it. I felt quite incompetent on the subject and once I was given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which surprisingly enough interested me a great deal and allow me to see the Moguls for more than just a barbaric group of Neanderthals, but rather a group of purpose driven warriors with a common goal of unity and progression. Jack Weatherford’s work has given me insight on and swayed my opinion of the Mongols.
The Mongols were a tough, strong, and a fierce Asian group of people. Their reign
The Mongols could be considered barbarians because of the violent and barbaric war tactics they used to instill fear in people. They often took advantage of their organized army to carry out many of these military tactics. When the Mongols attacked places such as fortresses, they would first surround it, breaking up their army into groups and periodically switched them so that they could attack day and night while the fortresses inhabitants tired themselves out trying to protect themselves (Doc 3). When they were not able to capture the fortress like this, they would take the fat of enemies they killed, and, after melting it, they would catapult it onto houses and set fire to it; these fires were nearly impossible to put out (Doc 3). The Mongols would also often take over entire cities, slaying all its inhabitants and burning it to the ground after taking any valuables. ...
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.
Historians and much of the world deem the Mongols as the most barbaric empire of all time for their exceedingly brutal war tactics and cruel punishments. Before conquering nearly 4,860,000 square miles, this empire started as a small tribe from the steppes and thrived off of horses and trade out of central Asia. In order to maintain and secure imperium, the Mongols used their advanced battle strategies and military organization to overtake other territories and instill new authority. In truth, the Mongols were undoubtedly barbaric on the battlefield, but within their empire, they were rather tame and sophisticated in their judicial system, social infrastructure, and religious views.
Many people associate the word “mongols” with “barbarians” but that was not the case back in the classical era. Ancient Greeks used to call Mongols “barbados” which simply meant “foreigner”. But by the 1200s, “barbarian” received a much more negative atmosphere, referring to people who lived beyond the hands of civilization; people who were savage, cruel, brutal. Another reason that could factor into Mongols receiving such a bad reputation is that they were illiterate, meaning that most of the evidence came from neighbors or conquered places who were upset and furious that “barbarians” took over their land. However, according to some of the documents presented, Mongols were simply strategic and thorough rather than brutal seeing as they had
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.