Mongolian Empire Essay

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In order to investigate how the expansion and approval of the Mongolian Empire and the customs of its conquered countries came to change Mongolian culture, what must be analyzed is the influence of fear that the Mongolians displayed to all their enemies, the effectiveness of trade and economics thanks to new roads and connections with businesses, and the growing community of the Mongolian society with the association of many ethnicities. When Genghis Khan united the Steppes Tribes, his military might was so fierce that some villages and towns would surrender to them before they started their siege. The growth of the Mongolian Empire led to one of the most successful, greatest trade routes known as The Silk Road, which crossed through the far …show more content…
He would not allow separate religions to fight with one another about their beliefs, “the citizens of Bokhara began persecuting the local Christians in contradiction to Ghenghi's tolerance for all religions, he said ‘The dead have risen from the grave, we must go and put them back where they belong’. Meaning he had spared them and they did this against his edict for fairness and tolerance of all religions. He marched his army back and slaughtered the Muslims.” It was a cruel act but it was to uphold the equality of diversity in his …show more content…
The collection of paintings, crafts, and writing shows how sophisticated the culture of the Mongolian Empire became. The empire was extremely rich in luxuries so many crafts and clothing were made with gold and/or jewelry. Also, theater performances became increasingly popular thanks to them being so popular with the Chinese in the first place. The Mongolians were also great appreciators of paintings and the ancient writing system of the Mongols took many forms through much influence from the Chinese and later adapted to a vertical version of Sanskrit

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