In various times Mongols have been equated with the Scythians‚ the Magog and the Turkic peoples. Based on Chinese historical texts the ancestry of the Mongol peoples can be traced back to the Donghu‚ a nomadic confederation occupying eastern Mongolia and Manchuria. The identity of the Xiongnu is still debated today. Although some scholars maintain that they were proto-Mongols‚ the fact that Chinese histories trace certain Turkic tribes from the Xiongnu complicates the issue.[10] The Donghu‚ however
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The Mongols The mongols were a enchant force that was not to be trifled with. The mongolians of the Asian steppes had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade peace and good rulers. The mongols were led by the Kon family and only them. Ganghis Kon was the first leader and the one that brought all of the clans together and concerned most of china. Kublai Khan Becomes Emperor. With the mongols in power trade flourished and
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The Mongols: How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols swept across Asia and Europe in a bloody rampage. Killing over 6‚107‚000 people from the years 1220-1258. Treating women like a piece of meat meant to fulfill the pleasure of men. But how Barbaric were the Mongols on a scale of one to ten? Well the Mongols were very barbaric because they were uncivilized‚ brutal‚ yet conquered much territory. “Come out so that we may count on you according to our custom.” And when the people come
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Mongols Essay During the thirteenth century the Mongols created the greatest empire in the world‚ which at its peak extended from the borders of Poland to the East Sea/Sea of Japan and from the Siberian forests to the Persian Gulf. Like so many of the other steppe empires‚ it originated in the grasslands and mountain pastures of Mongolia or Western Manchuria. The Mongols initially followed the pattern of earlier nomadic confederations such as the Xiongnu‚ who had engaged in mutually beneficial
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The first question about the Mongol conquests is: Why did the Mongols erupt from Mongolia in the early 13th century to begin their conquests of the rest of the world‚ creating the largest contiguous land empire in world history? There has been considerable speculation about the reasons for the Mongol eruption from Mongolia‚ and though there is no scholarly consensus on specific reasons‚ many have pointed to the causes of trade‚ and the figure of Chinggis Khan. A second reason often mentioned is
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The Mongols The Mongols were very a powerful group of people that disrupted and basically destroyed the Islam World under the rule of Chingez Khan and later by his grandson Hulagu Khan. They had the most powerful army in the world‚ of course only until they had their luck with them. This primary source has two authors Ibn al-Athir and Rashid al-Din‚ and both are presenting two different arguments about the Mongols and their conquest of the Muslim world. The biggest calamity that the Mongols brought
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MONGOL TRIAL PREP SHEET * Destruction under the Mongol Empire quantifies death toll and infrastructure damage ensuing from the 13th century Mongol conquests. Historians regard the Mongol raids and invasions as some of the deadliest conflicts in human history up through that period. * The Mongols brought terror to Europe on a scale not seen again until the twentieth century. The Mongol invasions induced population displacement on a scale never seen before‚ particularly in Central Asia and
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In the early 13th century the Mongol Empire was able to build a vast empire very quickly because of certain military and economic factors. They were able to obtain so much success in part because they had a large‚ skilled army‚ they learned new technologies from the people they conquered and they even scared people into surrendering. The Mongols were able to build such a vast empire mainly because they had a very large and skilled military. The Mongols Created such a huge empire by killing women
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The Mighty Mongols The Mongols accomplished conquest through such a large territory in such a short period of time through clever military strategy and preparation‚ cruelty and relentlessness‚ as well as having a surplus of people whom were organized. They were ingenious with their tactics in fighting and bold in trying methods of war that were uncommon or not previously used before. During the thirteenth century‚ a story went around and was later recorded about how Chinggis Khan‚ the leader
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Vikings There are overabundances of ways people describe Vikings: rude‚ uncomely‚ bloodthirsty‚ hotheaded‚ and malicious. They are always depicted as such: sailing to war‚ pillaging villages‚ burning fields. Few average people have taken their time to actually analyze the ‘frothing beasts.’ It is proven through even the most superficial research that almost every attribute that today’s civilized world apply to Vikings fall short of the peoples’ true selves. Vikings are often portrayed on warships
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