How did hierarchies/networks recover? How does this shape modern age? Why did recovery focus on emp bldg? Response Mongol khanates collapse Imperialism in Inner Eurasian Circuit Fighting vs nomads Incorporate nomads Both can lead to large emps Modern geopol map takes shape China Mongol rule Chinese style bureaucracy Non-Chinese officials Hist of Yuan Dynasty White-washed hist The Mongols are almost written out of it Collapse Inflation (bc govt printed too much $) Yellow R flood Pagei Pop…
“Why did the Mongol Empire collapse?” is the question a lot of people are curious about. I always wondered how it collapsed when it wasn’t conquered by another nation. But after analyzing and reading through the history of the dynasty, I have come to the conclusion that the Mongol empire essentially collapsed not from external-human forces, but from internal affairs and uncontrollable misfortunes. To get a better understanding of how the Mongol Empire collapsed, we have to know the history of…
before he had had the thought leaving). Khan wasn't to happy of Marco Polo's leave because the truth is he had been quite dependent on him and his help had brought Khan a long way. (Khan had decided he would be able to leave if he had delivered the Mongol princess to Persia where the princess was set to marry the Persian prince). Two years after his return to Venice (he had led a ship into battle against the rival city of Venice which would be the city of Genoa). Soon Marco Polo was captured…
East Asia were more harmful to the majority of the people in early East Asian civilizations, because the Mongols terrorized many East Asian civilizations, and change in leadership affected many people negatively. P2: The Mongols terrorized many East Asian civilizations. P3: In the video “The Barbarians”, one historian said, “There was no limit to their cruelty” (The Barbarians). P4: The Mongols would destroy as much as they could. They would not just plunder and loot, they would destroy wells,…
the Mongols in a positive way. He states that the Mongols were egalitarian and only destroyed the local hierarchies and tried to bring equality to their conquered states. He further says the Mongols treated the general population…
Marco polo was born 1254 in Venice Italy was perhaps the worlds greatest adventurer. He traveled across much of Europe and Asia between the years 1271-95. Born to a family of merchants its of little surprise that Marco Polo would join the families trading business alongside his father and uncle. Although most of his travels where in Asia before his death on January 8. 1325 Marco Polo was able to see a large portion of the world. Perhaps he was able to view the portrait of Madonna Enthroned…
Mongol politics were similar in their goals of gaining wealthiness. Although there was this main goal, the political rule still varied in China and the Middle East under Mongol rule. In terms of taxes, both areas had initially issued heavy taxation policies to the people of their new captured land. In China though, the heavy taxes did not stay as they did in Persia. When Kublai Khan ruled starting in 1271, he adopted a chinese favorable ruling style. He lowered taxes for the chinese people as…