Mongols

The Mongols were a nomadic civilization that never settled in one place. They lived in yurts or tents that could be easily packed up and moved. In the early 12th century, the Mongols were made up of many tribes who often fought and competed for land and livestock. In 1206, Genghis Khan united these tribes and the Mongols went on to become the most successful warriors in history. Although the Mongols brutally killed and murdered many people, they developed battle tactics, laws, and an acceptance…

How Barbaric Were the Mongols I believe that the Mongols were not as barbaric as the reputation they were given from their life styles, rules, to their war tactics. The Mongols started out as a small tribe from the steppes of central Asia, living in yurts and were simple nomadic people. A boy named, Temuchin was born on the Mongolian plains in 1167. His dad was poisoned and spent majority of his teenage life fighting and then he wanted to bring the Mongol clans under one leadership. In 1206,…

The Mongols were people from Central Asia who came together to establish an empire which lasted from 1206 CE to 1368 CE. They were herdsmen and tradesmen who herded sheep and goats, and were nomadic people. Even though at first the Mongol community was small, they were able to expand by conquering China, Persia, and Russia. The Mongols were culturally destructive and constructive to a moderate extent in Persia during the 13th century because they positively influenced academics while they…

The Mongol empire had many lasting effects on the world during their rule and even today. Some of them were positive, such as improving trade, but others were negative. The Mongols are mostly remembered for their negative effects on the people they conquered. One horrifying thing they did was demolish entire cities and slaughter many towns’ whole population. The Mongols killed so many people in the Iranian Plateau that some historians estimate that Iran’s population did not again reach its…

extraordinary tribe of Central Asian nomads arose in the steppes of Mongolia to form one of the world 's largest contiguous land empires in history - the Mongol Empire. Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols, within a span of less than 80 years, grew to encompass 24,000,000 square kilometers of the continent of Eurasia. In saying so, as part of the Mongol conquests, an approximated 30 million or more people had died. However, while his image in much of the world was shaped by these notoriously…

I believe that the Mongols were barbaric and very destructive and unforgiving people. Although they were barbaric, they united Eurasia and spread ideas and were very intelligent. One reason why they were barbaric is how they ruled in battle. While they were in battle, the Mongols had one person in charge of 10 warriors and then one person in charge of 10 of those groups of ten (100) and then ten of those ten (1000) and genghis would tell only a few people what to do and it would be a chain…

The Mongol Empire held the largest amount of territory for an empire that the world has ever seen, and conquered it very quickly. Through the use of extreme force, the Mongols were able to conquer their enemies with haste. Using siege warfare on large walled cities, and surprise attacks on smaller settlements, their strategy of extreme force worked very well. The Mongols also relied on peaceful measures to keep social organization and political power. Especially in religion as shown in Document…

History It all started when Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire by uniting all the Mongols. Genghis Khan thought for some time, and then took action and did this in 1206. Mongol expansion into Central Asia began in 1209. as the Mongols pursued tribal leaders who opposed Chinggis Khan's rise to power in Mongolia and thus constituted a threat to his authority there. With their victories, the Mongols gained new territory. Several smaller polities such as the Uighurs of the Tarim…

During the 13th century, a nomadic tribe known as the Mongols roamed around the Asian Steppe. The Mongols, ruled by Kublai Khan, extended their land across Eurasia, including China and Ancient Persia. Although the Mongols didn’t have permanent homes, or a set living style, they eventually became the most powerful empire of their time. The government affected how the Mongols and others lived because they expanded trade, they had religious tolerance, and their adaptability led their empire to…

A Review of Ostrowski on the Mongol Empire Given that our contemporary concepts of nation states and diplomacy arose from the Mongols, the Mongol Empire serves as a fascinating topic for those interested in world history to explore. Donald Ostrowski is one of the leading historians of the Mongol Empire. Ostrowski has a PhD from Pennsylvania State University, and teaches world history at the Harvard Extension School, and chairs the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies’ Early Slavists…