Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World By Jack Weatherford

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” written by Jack Weatherford, he paints a prettier picture of the Mongols than they are usually perceived. Instead of being terrifying conquerors, that are thirsty for riches and power, Weatherford depicts them as being emperors striving for power. The Mongols accepted a variety of religions in their empire. Religion was very important in that century; therefore, the Mongols were very open-minded to accept all religions. They are usually spoken of as violent people, who would attack and take what they want. The Mongols are described as very dangerous barbarians, but this seems to be different in the eyes of Jack Weatherford. If this is not …show more content…
Kahn’s fighting techniques of the Mongols were too advanced for their time. Some of their best strategies were the use of human shields, hostages, and psychological warfare. Before his components could even prepare, him and his army were already attacking on their horses and taking over their land. They had every good organization, and killed piece by piece. Some of the women, in the places that were being attacked, killed themselves before they were even captured. As for the people that were conquered, the saw Khan as a threat, but the Mongols saw Khan as a hero ("The Mongols in World History | Asia Topics in World History"). He didn’t kill everyone; the people who could have a positive impact in his empire, he brought back to the empire. He wasn’t very strict about who could live in his empire. He was very accepting of other religions; that mind set broug Khan did something that a lot of other kings had already tried. Khan decided that in order for such a large kingdom to be successful, there would have to be some sort of compromise with the citizens. This compromise was tolerance. Khan was very tolerant of different religions. He actually promoted the practice of other religions within the empire. He realized that stopping uprisings would not only come through separating the original “rebel rousers.” He realized that in order to prevent other uprisings and other rebellions, he …show more content…
Although Genghis Khan is talked about so negatively when being taught about history, he did many things that helped establish the European civilization. This book didn 't really change my perception of the Mongols. Before reading this book, I heard about the Mongols as being these dangerous people that people were terrified of, but I knew it had to be another side to the story. It was unnecessary for them to rape and torture the women from the lands they conquered, but it could have been a part of their scare tactic. I knew that they couldn 't have been as bad as everyone perceived them. If anyone becomes as accomplished as these people were, it was evident that they would be viewed