People's Attitude Towards Mongol Conquest Dbq

The attitude of people toward the Mongol are varied, depend on perspective of people. Document 1 and 6 show people’s opinion to Genghis Khan and his change to the Mongol society. Document 3, 4 and 5 shown people’s attitude to the Mongol society at the time of Genghis Khan. Also, Document 2, 7 and 8 discuss about the attitude to Mongol conquest that that time. The attitude toward Mongol are varied in these 8 documents. The attitude toward Genghis Khan and his contribution of uniting tribes are generally good. Document 1 and 6 are in this category. Document 1 tell that Genghis Khan have ended the rebellion and fighting within the tribe, as his positive contribution. Document 6 is a painting of Genghis Khan. It is by a painter working for Khan, which will have bias that Khan is good. In the painting, Khan did not have much special decoration as supreme leader. This two document are both from people works for Genghis Khan, so it …show more content…
Document 2, 7 and 8 illustrate this aspect. Document 2 is about a gift from French, that is very fancy. Document 7 discuss about Mongol assignation during the conquest. Document 7’s author is from Persia, which was conquered by Mongol. This makes him likely to exaggerate the brutal of Mongols. Document 8 tells that the people and product can flow without obstruction in the empire, which is good. It would be better if there are additional document on the conquest from other area, like China and Mongolia. In conclusion, the attitude toward Mongol are varied on different perspective. The attitude on Genghis khan and his unification in Mongol tribe are generally positive. The attitude toward the Mongol society are varied depend on perspective. The attitude of Mongol conquest is relatively negative. It would be beneficial if there are more document from the lower class people and people from different region. Clearly, the attitude toward Mongol are varied on different