Ap World History Dbq Mongols

The Mongols conquered and controlled most of Asia during the early civilizations. Unfortunately, the manner in which they acquired this land was ruthless and barbaric. The Mongols started out as simple nomads grazing the pastures. They lived in steppes and had to learn to survive the harsh temperatures there. The different tribes often got into disputes over land for their animals and fought very often. This made the Mongols tough mentally and physically. The military was extremely organized and well trained because of strict disciplinary rules. Their strong military is the reason the Mongols were able to conquer vast portions of Asia, as shown in document 1. Consequences for those who broke these rules were brutal and most of the time ended in death. For example, document 2 states that if all of the soldiers didn’t retreat together than all are put to death. Also, if some soldiers get captured and the others don’t go after them, then they will be killed. This shows that the Mongols are going to fight until they
They had no mercy for anyone who was in their way and would do anything to win a battle. In document 3, the Mongols brought children and women onto the battlefield to give the appearance that their army was larger than it really was. These harmless children often got caught in the crossfire and were killed. Doc 3 also states that “sometimes they even take the fat of the people they killed and, melting it, throw it onto the houses” (doc 3). To retrieve the fat, they would need to cut upon their already dead victims and savage through their insides. In addition to this, doc 5 shows a picture of Mongolian soldiers shooting an unarmed man with a crossbow and others being buried alive. For the Mongols, being buried alive wasn’t bad enough because these people were buried alive upside down. This is tremendously graphic and shows how the Mongols don’t have any boundaries when it comes to