Inner Mongolia

Around eight hundred years ago, a small group from central Asia conquered much of the world and has been expanding since. They were called the Mongols. The Mongols didn’t have a very good reputation due to the destruction and death they caused, but is there more? I believe that the Mongols were very barbaric. They took countless lives, large amounts of land, and how they treated the people they captured. The amount of lives that the Mongols took were far too many. In Document 4 it states that…

Marco Polo is notorious for his voyage to China, however, there are doubts that he actually went there at all. Marco Polo was very famous for being a European to go to China, trade and work for Kublai Khan. He wrote a book, The Travels of Marco Polo, and published it in Europe. Soon, everyone had read his book and began going to China to trade and get riches. This caused the economy in Europe to skyrocket. This is what started the Renaissance, and this is also based on a lie. Marco Polo did not…

Throughout history we hear the word nomadic and constantly associate this term with words such as, savage, heathen, hunter gatherer. What if I made the claim that nomads created the largest land empire in history in the shortest amount of time. It might be hard to believe with words commonly associated with Nomad. The Mongols from Northern China empire began in Northern China in 1206 and expanded from the Pacific ocean to the Black Sea. Impressively they were able to achieve this feat in only…

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…

The founder of the Mongol empire was Genghis Khan. He joined together many nomadic tribes and created an army which he would lead into war. While his conquests of the world killed millions and created carnage everywhere it went, it was not bad for the Mongols, and a lot of cultural diffusion happened. Although it was very violent, the large empire would lead to a lot of cultural diffusion and they gave the opponents a chance to surrender peacefully without having to use any force. Although he…

The most important feature of the medieval period is that the samurai (warrior-administrators) replaced the court government in managing local government. Because the court government had no police force, bands of samurai gained power when the Heian government neglected the administration of the provinces. Samurai strength rested on strong group loyalty and discipline. These bands managed large areas of rice land in eastern Japan, around modern Tôkyô. In 1185 a new government was founded by…

How Barbaric Were the Mongolians? I believe that the Mongols were one of the most barbaric empires to ever rule in Eurasia. Through their violent battle tactics, their way of destroying everything, and their violent punishment for breaking the law. One way the Mongolian Empire was barbaric, was how they used their battle tactics. Something they did that was very violent within their own army was, if two or three men ran away, the Khan had the rest of the group of ten executed, for letting…

Although the ways the Mongols dealt with war and prisoners were barbaric, their society and way of life was extremely civilized. For example, the Mongols buried prisoners alive, which was extremely barbaric. Document four states “They severed the heads of the slain from their bodies and heaped them up in piles, keeping those of the men separate from those of the women and children.” This act was also extremely barbaric. The society and the way of life of the Mongols was civilized, the opposite…

The mongols(barbarians) were known for their brutality and they would do some of the most horrible things.The mongols had great techniques that helped them win and that they were known for brutality.And it helped them conquered many places in Asia. Temujin (Genghis khan) was a very well known mongol leader he had conquered so many land with his mongol army,when he was born he had been holding blood in his right hand(meaning he was going to be a great warrior).And at a young age he killed his…

How Barbaric Were The Barbarians Have you asked questions about the Mongols? Such as, what they accomplished or if they were crazy or if their battle tactics were useful or not. The big question is if the Mongols were barbaric or not. In my opinion, the Mongols were not barbaric because they were organized, they could conquer land, and their battle tactics were the best at the time. Firstly, the Mongols were organized because their leader, Genghis Khan had one person being in command of…