DBQ: Attitudes Toward the Mongols Mongol invaders from the Central Asian steppe burst into relevance in the 1200s C.E. Driven by their leader‚ Genghis Khan‚ to conquer the largest land empire in history‚ the Mongols created mixed feelings throughout Eurasia. Some had an impressed attitude‚ admiring both the ability of the Mongols to organize and protect their empire‚ as well as their great wealth. However‚ others had a loathing attitude toward the Mongols‚ who were viewed as vicious and ignorant
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known. They are known for their large empire that stretched across Eurasia. They were brutal and violent‚ but somehow it worked out and they obtained one of the largest empires in the world and what is now known as the second greatest empire to ever exist (after the Roman Empire of course). The most important aspect of the Mongolian Empire’s legacy was the strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior archery skills and their tactics. The Mongols had many important aspects‚ but their
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How barbaric were the Mongols? Well considering that the definition of barbaric is to be savagely cruel‚ seems pretty harsh to refer to anyone or anything as being barbaric. Although even though this word is harsh‚ the same word is applied to the Mongols. Mongols were thought to be evil and savage people. Invasion wasn’t the only tactic the mongols used. The Mongols were known to think out there plans‚ rather than attempting anything blindly. They developed strategic methods in order to defeat
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During 1200s‚ the eastern hemisphere of the world witnessed the rise of the Mongol empire. The Mongols‚ who had been previously living in the Steppes mountains and divided into multiple different tribes were united by Genghis Khan into one nation. With their increased numbers‚ the Mongols conquered all the land from China to Eastern Europe‚ creating the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever had. The Mongols were civilized because of their military structures‚ and their social
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The Mongols aren’t as Barbaric as People Think In the twelfth century‚ Genghis Khan united the Mongol clans and created an empire. He conquered much of Asia but killed many people and destroyed many towns in the process. Many people consider the Mongols to be barbaric because of their ruthlessness and the amount of people they kill. However‚ this statement is incorrect. Barbaric means to be savage‚ primitive‚ and unsophisticated and no history of the Mongols could be adequate if it only dwells on
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COMP Essay: Mongols vs. Aztecs The rise of the two empires of the Mongols‚ and the Aztecs‚ are similar in that they both conquered massive territories‚ but they differed in that‚ unlike the Mongols‚ the Aztec empire used a lot of ritual sacrifice to scare new territories into respecting them‚ and another difference was that the Aztec were a settled empire‚ but the Mongols were a nomadic tribe. Both the empires of the Mongols and the Aztecs were similar in that they both controlled a large
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Essay Assignment 9 The Mongols were a military machine that conquered many different areas and people. With the Mongol’s primary purpose for going after conquest being land‚ riches‚ and slaves they spread geographically far‚ this was only possible because of their successes. I will tell you my opinion on whether they left a lasting impact. First‚ let’s discuss their empire. The Mongol empire extended into north China and into Europe. There they took control of Moscow‚ Kievan Russia‚ and they looted
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Megan LeBarron Orvin 4A Global Studies 28 January 2015 Mongols DBQ Over time the Mongolian army has become synonymous with the term barbarian. The definition of barbaric is unsophisticated‚ primitive‚ and savagely cruel. These terms do not give the Mongols enough credit. I believe that they were not completely barbaric though they did have some brutal techniques. They were advanced strategists for their time period. The Mongolian army was run with a strict command and heavy emphasis was placed
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of the Mongol empire‚ but mainly the size of empire was too large for one person to rule‚ they weren’t able to maintain religious traditions‚ and fighting in war was difficult. The Mongol Empire once stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean sea and had many different religions and civilizations. The substantial size of the empire alone was enough to cause rulers difficulty in controlling the citizens. From 1162-1227‚ the Mongol was at it’s height‚ but from 1769-1821‚ the Mongol had decreased
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military superiority. Together with the superior quality of each of its individual soldiers in terms of discipline‚ weapons and combat skills‚ the Mongolian army was able to take on larger and more disciplined armies from larger civilizations. The Mongols are basically nomads‚ roaming the steppe-desert world and moving from oasis to oasis. They rely heavily on their horses and
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