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The Mongols: The Secret History Of The Mongols

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World Domination, is it possible? Well, it 's certainly not impossible cuz it has almost happened before a few times. One noticeable time was in the 13th century when a small tribe from the grasslands of central Asia conquered much of the known world. This tribe later became known as the Mongols. Mongols warriors swept across much of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Their territory extended from Korea to Poland, and from Vietnam to Syria. The Mongols were considered barbarians. For the ancient Greek, “barbs” simply means foreigner. By the 1200s the term was used as a much more negative term referring to the people that lived beyond the pale of civilization, people were savage, evil. The Mongols never stayed in one place, they moved around conquering lands. …show more content…

They lived on easily movable tents called yurts. The Mongols did not like the lifestyle of working on farms, they believed that life on a horse is better. “The Secret History of the Mongols” is a early mongol text that that tells a story of the first leader that made the Mongols the brutal, savage barbarians they are well known as today. Calling someone barbaric is risky because it has various outlooks on it, it’s similar to the word civilization, when do we know a settlement is considered a civilization, when do we know when a tribe is barbaric? How Barbaric were the barbarians? I believe that the Mongols were not barbaric, to some extent. The Mongols were just a sophisticated/ advanced society. The Mongols had strict loyalty, Military tactics, and a Central

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How Barbaric were the Barbarians? The Mongols were a barbaric peoples that reigned with cruelty. They displayed their barbaric tendencies showed through in their invasion and destruction of Nishapur, Persia, their methods of execution, and their rules. Throughout all these events and topics, the Mongols show an extreme level of cruelty, shown by no other before them.

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Other Empires who were around before and after the Mongol Empire, such as the Roman Empire, were known for being even more brutal. Yet once under their control, the Mongols created a peaceful and inclusive environment for all. Having religious tolerance for all religions and treating all people under the Empire equally. While under the reign of the Mongol Empire, it was so safe that someone could put a solid gold platter on their head and be completely safe (Document 6). This document displays that the Mongols were not only peaceful, but that they also valued security within their Empire.

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The Mongols who are they and were they barbaric? The mongols was a small clan until they came to one leadership whom being named genghis Khan. He who lead the mongols to a world of conquering and success. The mongols were barbaric empire. They way they kept soldiers fighting is cruel, they way they killed people from other empires is not necessary, and the way they got married depending on the situation is unfair.

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Were the Mongols as heinous as historians make them out to be? The mongols began as a small tribe in Central Asia that expanded their rule tremendously. They established the largest connected empire in all of the world’s history. In this Data Based Question, there is examples of how the Mongols exemplify leadership but mostly savagery.

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DBQ: The Mongols: How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? Throughout history, the term “barbarian” has been used to refer to groups of “uncivilized” people with savage and evil qualities. What it essentially means is foreigners. A specific group of people called “barbaric” are the Mongols, a small tribe from central asian grasslands who during the 13th century, conquered much of the known world.

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4 and 7), they did have a fair share of impact in a negative way. Their invasions and conquering of other lands and empires contributed to the drastic drop in population leaving cities with large quantities of deaths some without any survivors (doc.6). Sources like The Secret History of the Mongols, The Chronicles of Novgorod, and Juvaini all stated how the Mongols were ruthless, brutally ending the lives of the innocent whether it be men, women, or children, using gruesome methods like beheading, fire,etc., instilling fear into the people native to the land (doc. 1,3,6). These authors most likely stayed anonymous and published the documents after the incidents was the possibly because they feared the Mongols. They feared that the Mongols would double-cross them for releasing the negative statements toward the Mongols.

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Throughout the thirteenth century, the Mongols, who had previously been a nomadic tribe of people, conquered most of Asia, including China’s imperial capital. During its acme, the Mongol empire stretched from the borders of Eastern Europe all the way to the yellow sea. Whether it was by destruction or other people surrendering, the Mongols always obtained the land if they really wanted. In such a short amount of time, the Mongols conquered so much territory by using tactics of violence, fear, and by having obedient soldiers that always followed the orders of their commanders.

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