Silk Road Mongols

The Silk Road was a trade route for the merchants and for the transport of goods and ideas that connected world long ago. At times, the Silk Road could be extremely dangerous. According to journeysonthesilkroad.com, some of those dangers were death from starving, extreme thirst, being attacked by bandits and sandstorms. The nomadic Mongols lived in the areas that a certain merchant, Marco Polo, visited. In those areas, Mongols were extremely militaristic, campaigning near the same routes that Marco Polo was taking. The Mongols were rulers of vast territories, and they ruled this way by involving those that were of different ethnicities into their government and military. Looting was a very popular practice for the Mongols who were fighting to gain riches. Also, the nomadic Mongols lived in houses called yurts, which were tent-like, so they could be moved around as the Mongols wished. (As a side note, some people in the United States are downscaling and living in tiny houses. Some of these people now choose to live in yurts, which have been around since the time of the Mongols.)
The ruler of the Mongols was very interested in learning about other religions and was very culturally diverse. Also, the Great Khan gave the Polos pass (A like picture is shown on the video from biography.com.) on that would allow them to safely travel to the land of the Mongols. This, to me, shows the power of the ruler of the Great Khan. One piece of paper would keep the subjects of the Mongols from attacking those on their way to visit the ruler. The leader of the Mongols had absolute authority over the affairs of his empire. Khubilai Khan was seen as a great ruler in the eyes of the Polos. He also had a wonderful “information highway” that allowed him to control his empire. Clearly, Marco Polo was amazed at what he saw in the world of the Mongols, and even though some might not believe his story, his account is