The Mongol Terror
Document-Based Question: The Mongol Terror, Mongol Peace
Mark Fellows Mfellowes@revere.mec.edu
The following question is based on the accompanying documents (1-6). The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.
What was the significance of Mongol expansion and rule in Eurasia during the 13th and 14th Centuries? How did the settled societies of Eurasia respond to the Mongols and what were the consequences of the interaction between sedentary peoples and the Mongols?
Be sure your essay accomplishes each of the following:
* provides a complete answer to all parts of the question
* has a relevant thesis that is supported by evidence from the documents
* uses all or all but one of the documents
* analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as possible
* refers to the source of the document and the author's point of view where appropriate
* refers to at least one other document that is not included which could help further understanding of the issue
You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
Document #1
Document #2
Document #3
Document #4
Document #5
Document #6
----------------------- "In the whole world there are to be found no more obedient subjects than the Tartars [Mongols] …. They pay their lords more respect than any other people, and would hardly dare lie to them…. dispute hardly ever leads to blows…. and there are no large-scale thieves or robbers among the…. …. they regard each other almost as
Mark Fellows Mfellowes@revere.mec.edu
The following question is based on the accompanying documents (1-6). The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.
What was the significance of Mongol expansion and rule in Eurasia during the 13th and 14th Centuries? How did the settled societies of Eurasia respond to the Mongols and what were the consequences of the interaction between sedentary peoples and the Mongols?
Be sure your essay accomplishes each of the following:
* provides a complete answer to all parts of the question
* has a relevant thesis that is supported by evidence from the documents
* uses all or all but one of the documents
* analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as possible
* refers to the source of the document and the author's point of view where appropriate
* refers to at least one other document that is not included which could help further understanding of the issue
You may refer to relevant historical information not mentioned in the documents.
Document #1
Document #2
Document #3
Document #4
Document #5
Document #6
----------------------- "In the whole world there are to be found no more obedient subjects than the Tartars [Mongols] …. They pay their lords more respect than any other people, and would hardly dare lie to them…. dispute hardly ever leads to blows…. and there are no large-scale thieves or robbers among the…. …. they regard each other almost as