Genghis Khan

What was life like for those who lingered on the Silk Road? The Silk Road elongated for miles going east and west through China. One might fathom about all the favorable effects of the Silk Road, but what about the opposing facts? Although the Silk Road led to cultural diffusion and other things, no one acknowledges the concepts of how dangerous it could have been for people traveling in caravans, camels, etc. through the Taklamakan desert. The Silk Road had a negative impact by people’s lives…

Conquerors need to be able to make sure that people who are living in their lands can coexist with them and one another. To elaborate, Genghis Khan united the tribes of Mongolia by either making alliances with tribes that he could, or by destroying opposing tribes. Another example of this is Alexander the Greats war campaigns, because he conquered much of the ancient world, many different…

economy marked its lowest contraction point with the prices of goods steadily rise and the number of poor people also taking a positive trajectory. In 1271, the Yuan Dynasty which was under the leadership of the Great Khan of Mongol, Kublai Khan, one of the grandsons of Genghis Khan, assumed the authority and the leadership of the Emperor of China. The victory of the Mongols in the Chinese Empire was perceived as one of the tricky situation concerning the political leadership of China and its…

The Mongol Empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to the Carpathian Mountains at its height, making it the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, and at its height, encompassed the majority of territories from southeast Asia to central Europe. An empire arose in the steppes of Mongolia in the thirteenth century that forever changed the map of the world, opened intercontinental trade, spawned new nations, changed the course of leadership in…

Barbarism can be defined as “cruel and violent behavior”. (Merriam Webster) It is a term used to describe anything that is uncivilized. But what is considered as barbaric, and what is considered civilized? Who has the power to decide? The answer to these questions varies from person to person. Similarly, the idea that the Mongols (whose reign was from 1206 C.E. to 1368 C.E.) were simply destructive barbarians is also inconsistent. Not everyone believes this to be true—it is an on-going debate.…

The Mongols were a nomadic group of people that originated in Central Asia. The leader, Genghis Khan, organized the people and used superb military tactics to conquer others and eventually established the largest empire in the world to this day. The Mongols controlled most of the Middle East and adopted many of the Muslim Empire’s techniques for success mainly influencing society, while varying aspects of their government. However, Islam continued to grow and influence society even under Mongol…

“How Barbaric Were the Barbarians?” I believe that the Mongols were barbaric people during their conquer through Asia because of their killing methods and military tactics. Mongolians had also made some improvement to asia's economic growth. Some could say that because the Mongols were open to all religions within their people group they were not barbaric.But the Mongols were just not completely barbaric because they killed a lot of people for really no reason. The Mongolians had created many…

In Document 1, it shows the amount of land that the Mongols conquered. If you look below the map, it shows that Genghis Khan took about 5,000,000 square miles of land. In order to get land, he must’ve had a great army to help him defeat other empires. This includes killing people inside the empires and capturing their king. People that didn’t follow his rules would’ve…

organization, and movement patterns. But most of all, we consider the impact this army had during the time of their attacks and what happened after their attacks took place. The Mongols armies are a prime example of this. In just the lifetime of Genghis Khan, the man who originally brought them together, they conquered a large part of Asia. But how did they conquer this area in such a short time? Although the Mongol armies originated as a divided group of people, they were able to make a…

regions (Document 9). This accomplishment allowed the Mongols to control nearly all significant trade in the known world, especially trade on the Silk Road, emphasizing the power they had in the world economy. Marco Polo also wrote that the powerful khan forced everyone under his control to use paper money in their unique economic system (Document 6). This also shows how the Mongols had control of the flow of currency in their empire. Polo, an Italian merchant concerned with money, spent quite…