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The Mongol Empire had many impacts on modern day Asia and other parts of the world. Genghis Khan led an empire from the steppes of Asia during the 13th century, called the Mongols. They conquered a lot of land, from to Korea to Poland, and also from Vietnam to Syria. Because they ‘terrorized’ much of Asia, they were known as barbarians. They were thought to live beyond civilization, and known as evil. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a negative impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing violence, destruction, and the falling of cities.

During the early thirteenth century Chinggis Khan and his following successors helped forge various tribes in to a powerful alliance that built the largest empire the world has ever seen. The Mongolian empire reached great in size in such a short period of time. This was basically because of the sturdy Mongol army and many efficient policies the Khan family established. The Mongols were very knowledgeable in military tactics. There empire had a strong sense of unity, helping the empire get so great so rapidly. There allies also contributed to the Mongolian empire. By the time of Chinggis Khan's death in 1227, he had laid the foundation of a vast and mighty empire, which continued to grow with his tactics set in stone.

Towards the end of the post classical period, during the early twelfth century new empires rose to power. Specifically, the Mongol Empire located in the steppes of Central Asia. The Mongol Empire was started by Genghis Khan who was part of a nomadic clan. Khan used his position as leader of the clan to unite all the clans in the area to create a very powerful army, which he then used to expand further and conquer empires such as China, Russia, the Middle East, and and the city of Baghdad creating the Mongol Empire. The Mongol Empire controlled the most land of any empire. As the Mongol Empire conquered new Empires they effected them through the environment, social classes, politically economically, and their culture. Two empires that the Mongol Empire had an effect drastically on was China and Russia politically and economically. The Mongol Empire improved China and Russia economically by facilitating trade routes stabilizing China economy and helped Russia semi-stable their economy. Politically the Mongol Empire enforced a system which united the people in China and helped Russia develop a political system indirectly.

During the 13th-14th century the Mongols conquered a vast amount of land through their advanced military strategies and ruthless spirit in battle, causing their empire to immensely expand. Two regions in which the Mongols conquered were China and Russia, while both territories were under Mongol control the regions were ruled differently. Thus, the influence of the political impact Mongol rule had on the Chinese was intensely more significant in contrast to the effect on the Russians, while on the contrary there economical effects for quite similar.

The Mongols are a group of men and some women who took over China, and united the largest empire in the world history. They did this in many ways, some positive and some negative, using smart tactics to make their way to ruling the empire. Nevertheless, the Mongols had a more positive impact than negative by influencing transportation and communication, economic diversity, and politics in the world around them for many years.

Kublai Khan sprung the Mongol Empire’s dominance because he established a steady civilization. A strong transportation system was built which lead to the increase of trade. Yuan (Kublai Khan) constructed roads that connected with the nerve center, which allowed traders to walk through the whole empire. “Kublai Khan had enormous ships built to improve the trade across the seas,” (Foreign Trade, The Mongol Empire). Kublai Khan also made an efficient postal system which transmitted messages between Tatu and the provinces.

Historically speaking, a large portion of the Mongol influence was from their military campaigns across the Eurasian continent. A large portion of the Mongol Empire’s legacy is derived from their military might. Lead by Genghis Khan, the Mongols controlled 4.86 million square miles, gaining land through vast military campaigns. According to Document 1, the size of the Mongol empire under Genghis Khan was larger than the next most successful military leader, Alexander the Great, who dominated less than half of the land the Mongols controlled. Therefore, it is only logical to attribute a large part of the Mongol Empire to their greatest accomplishment, militarily dominating the Eastern Hemisphere.

One major effect of Mongol expansion on Eurasia was the Mongols’ Facilitation of Trade. This effect is similar to how the Mongols collected tribute from foreign travelers with the introduction of Kublai Khans decree that was issued in 1278. The Mongol Empire always favored trade and this was a very fortunate thing for the worlds nations, especially for the West. When the Mongols began to conquer land and rise to power, they opened themselves up to trade and reopened the Great Silk Road Trade Network. This was possible because the Mongols and the “Golden Horde” cleared out bandits during their conquests that had made merchants and travelers afraid to go on with their business. The Mongols also created rest stops and had fortified outposts along the GSR and helped caravans across the network. Because of this, trade contacts increased exponentially starting around 1250. This also had to do with ‘Pax Mongolica’ which was the peace that the Mongols had created around Eurasia since they began to unify it. The Mongols facilitation of trade and their openings of trade all around Eurasia is what shifted trade to the west and began the diffusion of different technologies. According to the information from Marco Polo in Document 1, the Mongols were smart and wealthy people who lived by their skills and trade. Marco Polo goes on to explain how even the merchants had the spirits of soldiers and the people in general had what it took to conquer the whole world.

Mongols had controlled almost all of the Asia and it was because they would travel on the horseback which makes them go places quickly. 3b. Military tactics helped Mongols conquered all of the Asia also other part of the world like eastern Europe and this system was based on the Nomadic life and thanks to this system they only lost a few battles. Genghis Khan also invented some of the weapons that helped them in the success of many battles like Gunpowder. 3c.

Furthermore, the Mongol empire expanded their territory an immense amount, Genghis Khan alone conquering 4,860,000 square miles (Document 1). While rising to power the Mongols wreaked havoc and destruction on conquered lands. However, their contributions to the growth and development of these lands, an era known as Pax Mongolica, far outweighs the devastation brought to numerous amounts of lands and people. Many of the lands under Mongol rule benefited from it, for instance, in China and Persia economic development and movement increased and improved and a variety of industries prospered. Charles J. Halperin writes, “In both China and Persia the Mongols had taken up

The mongols also divided empire into Khanates and started the rule of Yuan dynasty from 1279 to 1368. They developed “Pax Mongolia”(revitalization of Silk road) Marco Polo was an impact of the Mongols conquest. In addition to the impacts of the Mongols conquest, Cultural diffusion and adoption of various religions (Christianity, Buddhism, Islam) occurred. Not only that but there was preservation of distinction between Mongols and Chinese.

The Mongolian Empire is notorious for being able to conquer and govern almost all of Asia and portions of Western Europe. Their many adventures gave them total control over trade along The Silk Road, a popular international route for interchange that stretched across the Eurasian continent. The Mongols explored enemy land and encountered the Turkic and Arabian cities in order to gain control of the Silk Road. After they gained control over the trade route they exchanged goods with countries all over Eurasia.

The effective combination of brutal military tactics and organized governance ensured the success of the Mongol Empire. This was possible due to the skills gained under their pastoral nomadic political structure. Their success was further fuelled by their motivation for world domination stemming from their worldview and values. Their ruthless military practices were efficient in conquering Eurasia, and the political changes made to these nations ensured continual rule. The rapid usurpation of territory impacted Eurasia through opening trade and communication. Although the Mongol Empire was short-lived, these means ensured a rule that was total and unrivalled.

In the early 13th Century an impressive and terrifying force was spreading over half the known world. Atop the backs of horses the Mongols brought down large empires with their military conquest and innovative conquest. The Mongolians started their empire as a collection of nomadic tribes struggling for supremacy. Little did they know but major kingdoms across the world were about to experience a dark age. Over the course of the Mongolian conquest the innovation in war, commerce, and diplomatic circles would change the world forever. China, Western Europe, Russia, and the Middle East were all targets for the Mongolian Empire during their short time as an almost unstoppable force. Following great leaders ranging from Chinggis, Kublai, and Ogedei the story of the Mongolian empire is one of conquest and supremacy. The Mongolian Empire was an important culture that changed the face of the world.

The Mongolians had such a strong and powerful empire that made a great impact throughout history. Through the novel Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, which was written by Jack Weatherford we learn many aspects that assisted the Mongol empire into building the largest contiguous empire to ever exist. The Mongolian empire began at around 1200 A.D. and throughout the empires very long and fairly large existence, there were very influential aspects that were created. The most powerful aspect was that the Mongolian empire had a very strong and very powerful line of rulers all coming from the family line of Genghis Kahn, also referred to as the Great Kahn. Under the rule of Genghis, the Mongol society would be changed entirely. Their military is another aspect that assisted the Mongols to became dominant due to their discipline. And they also had very strong tribal unity having faith and loyalty in each other and working hard together to accomplish their set tasks. These aspects would assist the Mongols in building the world’s largest contiguous empire in human history.