Compare And Contrast The Mongol Empires

There were many great civilizations between 500 and 1500 A.D., but there is one civilization that emerges as the very best civilization from this time period; the Mongols. The Mongol Empire was an empire that existed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Mongol empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history, at its largest point the Mongol Empire stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan all the way up to Siberia and all the way south to Arabia. The Mongolian Empire was the most successful empire form 500 to 1500 A.D. because they were very aggressive and skilled at capturing territory, they were located in a region that allowed for easy and efficient trade through the Silk Road, and they had a government that controlled the people properly but also allowed them many freedoms. The Mongols were very skilled at capturing other territories. The Mongols were talented at taking over other civilizations because they were very …show more content…
because they were skilled at capturing territory, they had a government in place that could keep up with the huge empire that they obtained, and the location of the Mongolian Empire allowed trade to flourish. The Mongols had many military weapons like the catapult and the ballista that allowed them to conquer many territories, along with tactics that allowed them to be able to use these very destructive weapons. Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Mongolian Empire was the way they ran an Empire, although the size of the Empire was huge the Mongols kept up with it for a very long time. The government that they put in place allowed for the Empire to be run efficiently because multiple people were governing over small territories under the rule of the Emperor. Along with a great army and a good government the Mongols had a fantastic location to have an Empire. The location of the Mongolian Empire allowed for them to flourish in