13th Century Mongol Empire

During the 13th century, a nomadic tribe known as the Mongols roamed around the Asian Steppe. The Mongols, ruled by Kublai Khan, extended their land across Eurasia, including China and Ancient Persia. Although the Mongols didn’t have permanent homes, or a set living style, they eventually became the most powerful empire of their time. The government affected how the Mongols and others lived because they expanded trade, they had religious tolerance, and their adaptability led their empire to prosper.
Due to the fact that the Mongolian government created the Pax Mongolica, trade was able to develop through the postal-station system and communication and transportation was improved. “The Mongols guaranteed safe passage for trade caravans, travelers, …show more content…
Also, by using the postal-system traders would want to travel further and longer because they always had the resources to do so. The postal-system, created by the Mongols, resulted in goods being able to transport quicker and more productively, which led to the empire having great connections with the outside world. The postal-system helped trade improve, while this was going on, Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor, was also helping transportation and communication improve. Kublai Khan restored the Grand Canal and extended north to Beijing and paved highways …show more content…
According to document eleven, “Their belief in Shamanism notwithstanding, the Mongols determined early on that aggressive imposition of their native religion on their subjects would be counter-productive.” The Mongol’s realized early on that accepting all religions would be easier than forcing them to follow their beliefs which resulted in all types of religions being able to intermix in the empire. Because all religions were welcomed, there were mosques, churches, lamaseries and temples for their worshipers built when Ogedei built the Mongol capital Karakorum. In addition, the empire allowed foreigners to govern land, which greatly helped the non Mongolian people. According to document eleven, “...They sought to ingratiate themselves with the leading foreign clerics in order to facilitate governance of newly subjugated territories.” Due to the fact that the Mongols had good relationships with people of foreign religions, they let them have power and rule newly conquered land, which made their empire more diverse and equal. The Mongols didn’t care that the rulers believed in what they did, they wanted the best people to do the job. Document six states, “In both China and Persia the Mongols had take up residence among