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    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…

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    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…

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    began to grow larger. The Mongols army swept across much of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. And the nation extended from Korea to Poland, and from Vietnam to Syria and nothing like this have ever been seen before. The impact of the Mongolians happen on the 13th and 14th century. While some people would say the Mongolians were not barbaric, they were because the Mongolians used biological weapons, were unfair towards women, and were cruel and abusive.…

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    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…

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    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…

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    DBQ On Modern Day Mongols

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    Modern Day Mongols ~ The Mongols could be your worst nightmare destroying your village and killing all your family and friends or your best friend keeping you safe and making sure you had everything you needed but thats depending on whose side you were on. The Mongols were somewhat barbaric warriors that lived in the 13th century and took over most of Asia, The Middle East and Eastern Europe using barbaric Tactics. Even though the Mongols had barbaric tendencies they also protected their own.…

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    The Mongol Empire was the world's largest contiguous empire in history, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. Although emerging from the Mongolian steppes as uncivilized nomads lacking a basic government structure in 1206; the Mongols quickly adapted and developed an elaborate political structure to rule their vast empire. They were led by Temujin Khan, later renamed Genghis Khan, meaning “universal ruler” who amassed his following by uniting…

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    Would you like strong harsh rules or to be controlled like a muppet? Mongols were very barbaric individuals who controlled everyone like a muppet and had to have everything their way. Mongols were very barbaric to their society and even others, they just want what they want and get it if they try hard enough even if that means to destroy everything apart. Mongols may try to seem like nice people but then they just tear you down without a care in the world. All they want to see is for you to…

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    How barbaric were the Barbarians? The mongols were a small tribe from the grassland or the Steppes of Asia. Temuchin was a little boy who lived in the Mongolian tribe, and his father was the leader. Later, Temujin’s father was poisoned by an enemy, killing him within a few days. When Temuchin became older, he was named the leader of the Mongol tribe. They then became a very powerful group, because of their leader, Genghis Khan, or Temuchin. Him and his tribe travelled by horse across Asia, and…

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    Contrary to popular belief, the Mongols were a civilized and sophisticated empire with a beneficial influence on Eurasia through implementing strict law and order, accepting different religions, and developing new innovations. The success of the empire was credited to their strict law and order. For instance, pack animals “could be left unattended because of the severity of (Mongol) laws against theft” (Document 7) including consequences such as, “being burned alive upside-down” (Document 5).…

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