What Are The Achievements Of The Mongols

The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes occupying the Eurasian Steppe. Genghis Khan united these tribes in the 13th century and quickly established a large empire. This empire became the largest land empire in history. Although the Mongolian Invasions of the 13th Century CE increased trade and aided in the cross-cultural pollination of ideas and cuisine, these achievements came at the expense of upwards of fifty million lives during the span of their brutal conquests. The Mongolian Invasions increased trade across Eurasia and spread ideas across the empire. The nomadic way of life for the Mongols caused them to recognize the importance of trade and give them a positive opinion on merchants and commerce. The Mongols repaired the silk road and …show more content…
The Black Death can be traced back to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It first spread to China, a major center for trade, which allowed the Plague to travel great distances in a relatively short amount of time. From the introduction of the plague in Europe it spread at fast rate. By the time the plague circled around Europe, one third of the people in the impacted areas had died. Infected people die in less than one week due to high fever, aching limbs, fatigue, and the swelling of lymph nodes which eventually turn black. At this point, the victim would begin vomiting blood. The disease was contracted through contact with infected bodily fluids, and ultimately kills the victim when the lymph nodes swell and burst inside the body. The Mongolian Empire’s work to connect Eurasia through strengthened trade routes magnified the rate and distance the plague travelled.
While the Mongols did increase trade and connections between the continents, overall, they brought the world more harm than good. The benefits brought from better trade routes are outweighed by the cost of the millions of lives lost at the hand of the