The Mongols and Mali

The Mongols and Mali (C&C) THE RISE OF THE MALI AND THE MONGOL EMPIRES CREATE SIMILAR MILITARY CONQUESTS, RELIGIONS, AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, YET THEY DIFFERED BY THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS. In the rise of these empires many attributes contributed to their success including the examples above. Both the Mali and Mongol empires share similar religions, which assisted in the rise of these empire by attracting more people. One large religion that both empires share was Islam. Both Mali and Mongol rulers used conquests and military to force beliefs on other nations/ city-states around them. Religion also attracted merchants that wanted save travel, because they were the same religion or helped spread this religion merchants of the same culture were allowed to pass through trade routes and not be captured, become slaves or be imprisoned. The Mali and the Mongols both had strong calvaries and military. These dominated throughout the lands in which they could make alliances or conquer and forcefully take over. The Mongols conquered China and Persia during the rise of their time. These places helped the Mongol empire expand rapidly. Both the Mali and the Mongolian empires had similar diplomatic relations. For example the Mongols attempted to trade with small city-states in China. But China refused to trade with them, so the Mongols killed many of their people, took in slaves, and conquered the land claiming it to theirs. The Mongols also made alliances with some of the surrounding areas, like Persia. The Persians could live the way the wanted to but just had to pay taxes. The Mali made alliances similar to the Mongol/Persian one, the Mali made them with the local rulers and nearby city-states. Which resulted in a larger military and population. Both of these acts helped the rise of the mongols and the Mali by them gaining land and people. Although the many similarities, the Mongols and Mali differed in animal domestication. The Mali domesticated animals, like camels, for trade. These animals would assist in taking heavier goods or more goods longer distances. Which also helped ideas and religions travel farther. This would potentially help the empire to grow. But the Mongols domesticated animals to act as weapons, they used them to assist conquering farther places than just the small areas around them. They used their animals for battle and warfare instead of a service to export and import goods. These animals would help conquer places faster than with human power alone. Altogether the rise of both the Mali and Mongol empires were assisted in similar and different ways. Both the Mali and the Mongols rise was affected by military, religion, and their diplomatic relation. But differed in the way and reasons for domesticating animals.