Pros And Cons Of Mongols

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. But on the other hand they were really respectful and calm towards one another. They had followed their rules, and they were very open to anyone that wanted to come and visit them. They were a ruthless group of people, and they would do anything to take over a new area of land. They knew how to conquer new

He stated facts that show that even though they were such a strong group people still underestimated them. They would even call them “weak.” He also stated that they would rather loot than go and finish their battle. Some of the battles that they had lost was because of the fact that they would get distracted and loot. I think the author of essay 2 had the weaker part of the argument because he says that they were always launching raids and threatening other groups. He was correct when he says that they were very skillful and they knew what to do when raiding. But I feel like he could have expanded on the fact that they would raid on other people/ groups. But they would also spend time on their own group and people. A invasion that the Mongols had done that really caught my attention was the conquest of Baghdad. I learned that that specific battle was their most destructive and famous conquest that they have done. The city of Baghdad had about 1.5 million people there and they were able to take it over. Even though their army was little. They didn’t kill everyone in that city, they had captured some that they thought would be useful for their own use. They burned the whole city of Baghdad down, and they had released their wrath on that