How Barbaric Were the Barbarians? When it comes to world conquering, the Mongols were the best. In the grasslands of Central Asia during the 13th century the mongol Empire rose too overwhelming power under the rule of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan, which translates to “Universal Ruler,” united the Mongol clans under one leadership and then proceeded to conquer much of the known world. There is no doubt that they were barbaric, but when you put put all of the good and bad the Mongols did on a scale, which way would it tip? Barbaric simply means savagely cruel. Even though the Mongols were dubbed the term, “barbarians,” I believe that the scale would tip towards the good. I believe that their rule benefited the world more than it harmed it due to military and scientific advances along with cultural infusions that changed some countries culture. …show more content…
One of his most successful strategies was to have his troops act out a fake retreat than they would turn and attack the pursuing enemy troops while they were off guard. This strategy has been very successful and has been used by other conquerors, including William the Conqueror. Another battle tactic the Mongolians were famous for was when they would surround a fort, they would make it look like their numbers were larger by lighting extra camp fires and putting straw dummies on the back of spare horses. They would even have some woman and children stand far enough away so the defenders could not tell the difference. This strategy has been used many times after the rule of the Mongols to aid in intimidation in
When the Mongols were around they were very barbaric. They conquered the most square miles ever. If one of the captain of ten would run away they all were put to death. In some of the battles the Mongols left no survivors. The Mongols were a very barbaric group of people, who let no one stand in their way.
Although the Mongolians have killed many thousands of people, and most innocent, you have to put yourself in their shoes and try to understand why they did the things they did. For example in 1221 the Mongols attacked Nishapur, Persia, and they killed around 1,747,000 people (Doc 4), but how could anyone call them barbaric, if no one knows their reason, and we don’t even know it is the truth, all
“In the 13th century CE the Mongols created the largest connected landmass empire in the history of the world”. Mongols are the people of Mongolia who are referred to as barbaric. Barbarians are people who are evil or savage. The Mongols were far from barbaric.
The Mongols are barbaric by the way they treat others and how they make their laws and how they keep the order but the Mongols did not show barbaric when it come up about organizations they were good.
How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians?” The Mongolians created the largest land connected empire in the history of the world. Although their methods of doing this were quite brutal, the Mongols were not as barbaric as they are often remembered. Many historians only take into account the destruction caused by the Mongolian empire and completely disregard the improvements the Mongolians made. They had a neatly organized army and places they conquered often saw increased economic development and cultural diversity.
How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? Eight hundred years ago, during the 13th century, a small tribe named the mongols began to conquer. They were called barbarians by most of the world which is a negative term which meant evil and savage. The mongols had their “brutal” side but also was know for some good things but once side by side you can easily say that they were barbaric. The mongols were the most barbaric civilization due to what they did to their very own people, also how they dealt with their enemies and how crucial their laws were.
Throughout history, various peoples have been considered harsh, violent, and uncivilized. One empire well known for its either barbaric or kind nature, are the Mongols. Based on the documents, the attitudes of various people towards the Mongols in Eurasia from the 13th century to the 14th century were positive, neutral, and negative.
Based on documents and evidence from the Mongols DBQ packet and lessons learned in class the Mongols should not be considered “barbaric”. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an online dictionary source, a barbarian is defined as: “a person who has no experience of the habits and culture of modern life, and whose behavior you therefore consider strange or offensive”. The Mongols were great conquerors of their time and under the rule of Genghis Khan captured 4,860,000 square miles ranging from Japan to Europe (Document 1). Since the Mongols travelled to many foreign countries the people in those places felt that the Mongols aggressive manor did not line up with their social codes and rules.
Throughout the years, historians have found evidence to show that many ethnic groups were barbaric, like the Germanic tribes: Ostrogoths and Visigoths, or the nomadic tribes: Huns and Mongols. Though the evidence is strong to show the primitive nature of the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, and Huns, the evidence is ambiguous for the Mongols. From what historians have collected — who they conquered and people they were close to conquering — they believe that Mongols were barbaric; however disagreements can be made, because of the lack of evidence and prejudices we have been raised along-side with. This can be shown in their military, their commerce, their laws, and how they rule their conquered lands.
Barbaric, most people tend to think of this word as meaning savage, however when some people think of barbaric, they might think of ancient tribes such as the Mongols. However it could very well be argued that the Mongols were truly the most advanced and non barbaric empire of their time, more so than any other country or empire at the time. The first reason this could be considered true is that “The Mongols conquered nearly all of Asia and achieved what all Inner Asian steppe empires had dreamed of, control of the continental caravan routes from China to Persia.” (Document 6).
The Mongols: How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? During the thirteenth and fourteenth century the word “barbarian” meaning foreigner in Geek received a negative connotation of people that lived beyond the pale of civilization, people who were savages and evil. Knowing that Mongols were nomadic people, which were illiterate and did not have a written language definitely people would call them barbaric because they had a different way of life than those who lived in a civilization; who grew their food and were educated. Due to the fact that historians still cannot really decipher the Mongols language, much less they few written materials left behind no one is to know what they had in mind during the invasions throughout Asia, the Middle East and Eastern
How Barbaric Were the Barbarians? In the 13th century, there was a shock of evilness. Barbaric, violent, or evil, all of these terms are used to describe the Mongols. Usually and more commonly, people refer to the Mongols as barbarians. Even if the Mongols did show that they were capable of doing violent acts, which is what barbaric means, the Mongols are still able to show accomplishments such as benefiting their empire and surprisingly benefiting other empires too.
The Mongolians in the 1200s were very barbaric. Throughout most of their endeavors have been mostly detailed violence. If anything a better word to describe the Mongols were savages. These ancient warriors conquered and pillaged almost everything of the known world in the 1200s. They were violent and brutal in their journey to expand and conquer.
The Mongols were very harsh and brutal like no one else in their era but I believe that they are not barbarians. The Mongols had a strong dominating military that was almost always successful, they contributed to many of the ideas that are still around today, and made a very stern set of laws that kept their community civilized which is why I believe that the Mongols were not barbarians.
Throughout the 13th century world, the Mongols constantly showed displays of continuous violence, drinking, brutality and unfair treatment. They were considered to be savages, and people who lived far beyond what we would know as a “civilized world.” They single handedly became one of, if not the most powerful empires to have existed, building their empire through violent and barbaric manors. The Mongols were very barbaric people, for they portrayed many inhumane and mannerless actions while their empire lasted, causing death destruction and the downfall of all of the land they took over.