briefly summarize your evidence‚ reiterate your answer to the thesis‚ and make a connection to another topic from history‚ how this topic relates to today‚ or anything we have covered in class (25 points). The Mongols: How Barbaric are the Barbarians? Who are the Mongols really? The Mongols had an empire that existed during the 13th and 14th centuries AD‚ and was the largest continuous land empire in human history lead by a great ruler called Genghis Khan. For centuries they have been remembered
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and conquests of the Mongol Empire was very influential both politically and economically on China and Russia in various ways. The Chinese were initially economically stable‚ and experienced a period of further economic success under the Mongol rule due to various improvements instituted by the Mongols that helped encourage trade. However‚ overspending eventually majorly contributed to its demise. Dissimilarly‚ Russia’s economy was falling apart at the seams‚ and the Mongol arrival helped relatively
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The Mongols were some of the most innovative and intelligent people of their time. They were also some of the most vicious and barbaric villains of the 13th century. With genius war tactics and fearless warriors‚ they were the most advanced villains of their time period. Using cruel methods of punishment‚ such as boiling their warriors‚ showed clear evidence of barbaric activity. While using those cruel methods they also had intelligent ways of biological warfare such as catapulting plague ridden
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Nigel Lewis November 17‚ 2010 2nd Period DBQ: The Mongol Terror‚ Mongol Peace Although many Mongols conquered peoples of Eurasia viewed the invasion as negative during the 13th and 14th centuries‚ many viewed this intrusion as positive According to Carpini and William of Rubrick‚ they both have positive things to say about the Mongols. I say this because document 1 states that the Mongols pay their lords more respect than any other people‚ and would hardly dare lie to them (Doc #1). I think
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Sean Turner and Jerry Ferguson Mongols: From Nomads to a Feared Empire. The Mongols are arguably the best conquerors the world has ever seen. Through brutal military tactics and intimidating physiological warfare‚ they were capable of building the greatest land empire that the world has ever seen. The empire not only was fierce and cruel but they also brought about the rival of Silk Road trading which helped lead to their people to great economic prosperity. The Conrad-Demarest Model of an
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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
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Mongol DBQ Essay The Mongol Empire quickly spread. The Mongols’ main strategy in getting land was conquering by force‚ but they also relied on more peaceful methods and their political and social organization. “The Mongols attacked villages until complete destruction using their land based military techniques” (docs 1‚2‚3‚7 and 8).”Sometimes‚ they gave civilizations a chance to live and avoid destructions” (docs 6 and 9). “The Mongols’ divisions of duties in their society gave them the structure
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DBQ: The Mongol Terror‚ Mongol Peace In the post classical era‚ the big picture that is being projected is that nomadic kingdoms were at its highest apex alike the Mongols. The Mongols lived on the high steppe lands of eastern central Asia‚ they also conquered most of all Eurasia‚ as seen on document 8‚ were it shows the expansion of this vast empire‚ making trade safe for the first time all along the Eastern to Western parts of Eurasia. The Mongol rule was most noticeable
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Although very savage‚ the Mongols were without doubt a very intelligent and civilized group of people who were brilliant in war‚ psychological warfare‚ and compassionate to other religions. The Mongols had extremely complicated battle plans that resulted in many victories. The writer of History of the Mongols explains‚ “Other columns of stronger men they dispatch far off to the right and the left … and in this way they surround them” (Doc. D). Compared to the other battle plans of the time period
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Mongols and Religion Religion was exceptionally important to the Mongols as they had a central belief system through which everything they did was decided and justified. Genghis Khan himself used to travel to the top of a sacred mountain near his home before beginning a conquest or battle and pray. (Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world). They believed in the interaction of spirits with the temporal world‚ or Shamanism. At the head of this religion was the Shaman‚ he was responsible
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