David Sim
Changes and continuities in Eurasia From 600-1450 CE, Eurasia was divided with civilizations such as Europe, China, Persia, and Islam. In 1200 CE, the Mongol empire created an immense impact throughout Eurasia with their conquests that unified Eurasia. In the Post Classical Era, Eurasia underwent a change of policies in places like Russia, China, and Persia due to the Mongol’s economic interest. However trade still remained continuous and became more popular throughout the time period.
When the Mongols took over and created a huge empire, they created a network that connected the Indian Ocean trade, Tran-Saharan trade and the Silk Road. The Mongol empire controlled the lands, allowing for protection and unity across trade routes. …show more content…
China and Russia were conquered by Mongols as a result of their desire to become the central economic power. The Mongols were raided civilizations because of their economic growth desire. Through conquering each society, the plan of the Mongols was to create taxes for wealth. The Mongols held a loose attitude with regard to the conquered people, and were tolerant of everyone’s religion. Although the Mongols rejected the Confucian bureaucracy, they realized the Confucian values and adopted some of their core principles. The Mongols changed China when they recognized the value of merchants in the economy and used large resources to the Silk Road trade routes, guaranteeing a safer environment to conduct trade. To increase their economic power, the Mongols made policies and military conquests. Both China and Russia were invaded aggressively by the Mongols and were subjected under Mongol rule and authority. In China, the Mongols no longer used the civil service exam and got rid of all of the Chinese bureaucratic elites. In Russia, the Mongols installed a new tribute system of government and eventually let the local princes control the economy. Russian local princes collected taxes from the people and paid the Mongols. The Mongols most likely did this because they were worried about collecting taxes from the Russians and as long as the Russians could pay the taxes, they were content with letting them rule …show more content…
Mongol empire allowed more women’s rights in society due to the fact that the Mongol Empire was originally a nomadic society. Nomadic societies offered women better rights and a higher status because women had greater roles in nomadic societies. Women had responsibility of the children and food and were involved in labor. That led to women being more respected. The Mongol women in China changed because foot-binding was non-existent for them. Previously to the Mongols, women stayed home and were quiet in the house doing their duties. Mongol women in China were allowed to interact and mingle with men. Mongol women were also allowed to own property and have inheritance. While the Mongol empire’s women had more rights, patriarchy still remained continuous throughout Eurasia. Mongolian women had a higher social status than women in many other Asian societies, but were considered unable to herd cattle and horses. Women still did not have major leadership roles in the Mongol empire and the Mongol military was mainly made up of
Changes and continuities in Eurasia From 600-1450 CE, Eurasia was divided with civilizations such as Europe, China, Persia, and Islam. In 1200 CE, the Mongol empire created an immense impact throughout Eurasia with their conquests that unified Eurasia. In the Post Classical Era, Eurasia underwent a change of policies in places like Russia, China, and Persia due to the Mongol’s economic interest. However trade still remained continuous and became more popular throughout the time period.
When the Mongols took over and created a huge empire, they created a network that connected the Indian Ocean trade, Tran-Saharan trade and the Silk Road. The Mongol empire controlled the lands, allowing for protection and unity across trade routes. …show more content…
China and Russia were conquered by Mongols as a result of their desire to become the central economic power. The Mongols were raided civilizations because of their economic growth desire. Through conquering each society, the plan of the Mongols was to create taxes for wealth. The Mongols held a loose attitude with regard to the conquered people, and were tolerant of everyone’s religion. Although the Mongols rejected the Confucian bureaucracy, they realized the Confucian values and adopted some of their core principles. The Mongols changed China when they recognized the value of merchants in the economy and used large resources to the Silk Road trade routes, guaranteeing a safer environment to conduct trade. To increase their economic power, the Mongols made policies and military conquests. Both China and Russia were invaded aggressively by the Mongols and were subjected under Mongol rule and authority. In China, the Mongols no longer used the civil service exam and got rid of all of the Chinese bureaucratic elites. In Russia, the Mongols installed a new tribute system of government and eventually let the local princes control the economy. Russian local princes collected taxes from the people and paid the Mongols. The Mongols most likely did this because they were worried about collecting taxes from the Russians and as long as the Russians could pay the taxes, they were content with letting them rule …show more content…
Mongol empire allowed more women’s rights in society due to the fact that the Mongol Empire was originally a nomadic society. Nomadic societies offered women better rights and a higher status because women had greater roles in nomadic societies. Women had responsibility of the children and food and were involved in labor. That led to women being more respected. The Mongol women in China changed because foot-binding was non-existent for them. Previously to the Mongols, women stayed home and were quiet in the house doing their duties. Mongol women in China were allowed to interact and mingle with men. Mongol women were also allowed to own property and have inheritance. While the Mongol empire’s women had more rights, patriarchy still remained continuous throughout Eurasia. Mongolian women had a higher social status than women in many other Asian societies, but were considered unable to herd cattle and horses. Women still did not have major leadership roles in the Mongol empire and the Mongol military was mainly made up of