The Mongols lived a nomadic lifestyle, often at the outskirts of other developing civilizations. An illiterate people, the Mongols trained themselves to ride horses and use siege weapons, making them excellent warriors. As they swept through much of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, conquering numerous lands, the Mongols began to be known as strong
In the period 1200 to 1400 Eurasia was the home to the Mongols. During this time the Mongols conquered and ruled many parts of Eurasia. Mongols were pastoralists who lived on the Asian steppes. They lived in mobile tents called yurts and depended on their horses for everything from food to clothing. They were experts at horseback riding, as it was taught from a young age.
Mongols were experts at conquering places but how did they do it ? The Mongols had developed composite bow that led them to becoming skilled at shooting and riding their horses at the same time. This allowed them to overtake foot soldiers. They could shoot up to more than 350 yards. They also developed a saddle that was made out of leather and sheeps fat to prevent from cracking.
The Mongols were harsh while conquering but after they gained control they were
At the start of the thirteenth century, the mongols rose to power using various tactics both psychologically and physically , extending their territory far and wide across Afro-Eurasia. While under the leader known as Genghis Khan, the Mongols conquered a vast amount of land uncomparable to the land conquered by Alexander the Great, as they unite the lands under one name. Leaving a mark so large on the cities behind with everlasting consequences that can not be erased. During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the mongols impacted the societies of Afro-Eurasia in many different ways. These impacts included making trade routes safer by having mongols patrol the silk roads which made trade safer for merchants/ the shifting of currency to
The Mongols had a lasting impression on the Chinese. The Yuan emperors had “improved upon the canals, transportation, and communication” to have a better outcome on trade profits (Doc 6). The Chinese hadn’t thought of boosting up their economy in this way; their idea was to produce more not make it easier to travel. In addition, the Mongols has a great system to get the word out to people the “messengers travel throughout his dominions more than 200,00 horses” (Doc. 8). How the Mongols thought through things was amazing, they planned out how to get the word out instead of she said he said bases.
The mongols ruled over much of Asia in the 13th and 14th centuries. They were able to do so because they were such a strong empire, and they had a strong army. The mongols were not that large of a group, and they were mostly underestimated by their opponents. But really they were a strong force, and they were willing to do anything in order to take over new areas of land. Which means they would attack/ kill anyone that got in their way.
Many civilizations feared the Mongols. They were described as vicious amongst many civilizations. When they attacked the planned carefully and often smart. They would trick their enemies into coming to unknown territories where they were the only ones who knew how to maneuver through such as forests. Often more times than others, when they came upon territory that denied them the acquisitions they would want to acquire or the land that they wanted to have, they would start a battle and kill off the people of the land.
The Mongols By: Shaniah fedewa Do you feel like the this was a negative or positive impact on the Mongols. That i fell this was a positive impact towards me. That Genghis Khan was a positive impact. That Genghis positives were he had big improve a lot of land.
The Mongols, a native asian tribe, eight hundred years ago conquered much of the known world. Said tribe originated from the grasslands of central asia and went on to become one of the most successful and most conversed about castes in history. The story of the mongols, however, is one that is quite difficult to tell. The Mongols were an illiterate clan, making it close to impossible to receive a message in full context, much like the telephone game nowadays were a message is spread through many individuals until reaching the final destination. For hundreds of years the Mongols have been a center of debate for many history related discussions, though the common conclusion is yes, the mongols were a barbaric tribe, that’s not really the case, and it’s backed by facts.
The True Legacy of The Mongols In history, a frequent topic of debate is the legacy that the Mongol Empire left behind. It can easily be argued that they were nothing but murderous barbarians, a monotonous war machine. This is proven by the fact that they used biological warfare at the Siege of Caffa in 1346. The Mongols catapulted disease ridden corpses into the city of Caffa to spread the Black Plague into the city.(Wheelis)
Mongol armies tore through most of the ancient world throughout the 13th century. Pillaging and plundering every nation in their path, the Mongols left an impressive wake of destruction and death. The Mongols shook the world with the impact of their conquests, but not of their influence was negative. Overall the Mongols brought much needed change in politics and commerce to both China and the Middle East.
The Mongol Empire was first founded by Ghengis Khan, the first Great Khan of the Ghengis people. Ghengis united nomadic tribes together, forming a highly skilled army/calvary that invaded and conquered Eurasia during the 13th and 4th century. Prior to the Mongol Empire, Eurasia was highly fragmented, with control divided over a multitude of regions. Major trade routes such as the Silk Road, faced thieves and bandits as well as conflicts from warring kingdoms along the route. While on trade routes, travelers would also use silver coins as a form of currency.
The Mongols Intro The Mongols have made a negative impact to all of us in one way or another. Some ways worse than others. Some of the things Genghis Khan has done may be cruel and wrong, but was what he had to do to be a great leader. The Mongolians ruled from 1260 to 1368 C.E, they were located in Mongolia, in the Northern China area.
It is clear that the Mongols committed many ruthless and brutal acts in his life, and he is one who wiped out entire villages and innocent men, women, and children. However, one aspect of their brutality, though, is more prominent than the others: the brutality towards religion and ignorance and manipulation of the human mind. In one primary source, we see that Chinggis Khan marched into a village with 20,000 men and extracted the richest 280 men in the village. He told them that they had sinned, and told them that he was the punishment of god, sent to their village to punish them for their sins. The mongols then started taking money from the rich people, as their punishment for sinning.
