How Barbaric Were the Mongols
I believe that the Mongols were not as barbaric as the reputation they were given from their life styles, rules, to their war tactics. The Mongols started out as a small tribe from the steppes of central Asia, living in yurts and were simple nomadic people. A boy named, Temuchin was born on the Mongolian plains in 1167. His dad was poisoned and spent majority of his teenage life fighting and then he wanted to bring the Mongol clans under one leadership. In 1206, Temuchin won the leadership and was given the name Genghis Khan. The Mongols slaughtered so much that streets were full of human fats and flesh.
In ancient Persia empire of Khwarazm, Genghis Khan and the Shah of Khwarazm settled a trade agreement, but then 150 traders from Mongolia was murdered by one of Shah’s governors. The Mongols came back with a great vengeance of manslaughter, resulting in the Persian cities falling. Khan died in 1227 and his son, Ogedei took over and his first decision was to …show more content…
Mongol emperors built canals to improve transportation and communication. In Persia, their craft tradition were well established, because of the Mongol rulers were talented at the arts. Also in Persia, they had viniculture which is winemaking and that suited them very well since they were lovers of drinking, and the silk industry which made them able to be opened up through contacts with China. The Mongols were a very strong powerhouse that rose up from a small tribe that conquered lots of land (by slaughtering) in Europe and Asia. I think that the Mongols were not as barbaric as everyone portrays them to be, because if you look deep into their lifestyles they could relate to a modern society in some ways. For instance, they were interested in the political institutions, economic development, and the cultural diversity to make their living better and easier, but overall they have a similar civilization to
I believe that the Mongols were not as barbaric as the reputation they were given from their life styles, rules, to their war tactics. The Mongols started out as a small tribe from the steppes of central Asia, living in yurts and were simple nomadic people. A boy named, Temuchin was born on the Mongolian plains in 1167. His dad was poisoned and spent majority of his teenage life fighting and then he wanted to bring the Mongol clans under one leadership. In 1206, Temuchin won the leadership and was given the name Genghis Khan. The Mongols slaughtered so much that streets were full of human fats and flesh.
In ancient Persia empire of Khwarazm, Genghis Khan and the Shah of Khwarazm settled a trade agreement, but then 150 traders from Mongolia was murdered by one of Shah’s governors. The Mongols came back with a great vengeance of manslaughter, resulting in the Persian cities falling. Khan died in 1227 and his son, Ogedei took over and his first decision was to …show more content…
Mongol emperors built canals to improve transportation and communication. In Persia, their craft tradition were well established, because of the Mongol rulers were talented at the arts. Also in Persia, they had viniculture which is winemaking and that suited them very well since they were lovers of drinking, and the silk industry which made them able to be opened up through contacts with China. The Mongols were a very strong powerhouse that rose up from a small tribe that conquered lots of land (by slaughtering) in Europe and Asia. I think that the Mongols were not as barbaric as everyone portrays them to be, because if you look deep into their lifestyles they could relate to a modern society in some ways. For instance, they were interested in the political institutions, economic development, and the cultural diversity to make their living better and easier, but overall they have a similar civilization to