What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Mongols

In ancient times, there were the Romans and the Mongolians. The Romans being a reformed and ever changing society moving forward with technological advances, and the Mongolians being a ruthless force, conquering many societies and keeping the dynasty alive and strong. Each civilization had their similarities and differences, and their pros and cons. In the following paper there will be three aspects of Roman and Mongolian life compared and contrasted; government, military, and religion. Ancient Rome was ruled by a republic. A republic is a government in which the citizens select the leader they want to represent them. In this system you have three groups of people. The patricians were the wealthy landowning that held most of the power. The …show more content…
When the Mongols would conquer a society they would integrate the new culture into their civilization and try to learn something from them. They created a Council of Leaders and a cabinet of advisors from different tribes and nations to establish policies and make decisions. The Great Yasa was what they called their laws and directions and defined the Mongol behavior. The Mongolian Empire extended religious freedom to all denominations and religions. They felt this would foster a good relationship with other people. Civil Service jobs were based on merit, regardless of nationality. The Mongols tried to be fair to the people they conquered. The Roman army was very powerful, and a key factor in Rome’s rise to greatness. One of Rome’s most important accomplishments was overthrowing the Etruscan king in 509BC. Afterwards they began conquering Greece and Italy. The people they conquered were treated justly in order to help Rome grow. Carthage was a very powerful force that Rome had to face, causing the Punic Wars. Rome wins after twenty-three long blood-filled years. Hannibal tried to avenge his father in the Second Punic War, but was defeated in 202BC. Rome then destroyed Carthage and enslaved all of its