Genghis Khan Impact On Society

Many historians have been interested in the ancient Mongols and the impact they have had on our life today. One of the big questions they have been exploring is if the Mongols had a positive or negative impact on the world during their rule in Asia. 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 the overrule of Asia, strict rules, and harshness.

The Mongols impacted civilizations all over the world. In the end though the Mongols blended into most civilizations they conquered,

The mongol was a tremendous impact on the Future history in the time of 1206-1368. The Mongols had a general named Genghis Khan, however they had no true ruler. But, I will argue that they had a very negative impact on our history of Asia and the world today. The Mongols lived in the steppe of the Asian Plateau which was a good place for them. They did a lot of horrid things that cause us to lose the history of the past. Although this affected our learning status now, it’s just a minor problem to all they did in the past events. Others will say that they had a positive impact on our history, but this is just a quick article on why they are wrong.

The Mongols were nomadic pastoralists who originated in the Eurasian steppes but eventually conquered the largest contiguous empire in history. The first ruler Genghis Khan was able to unite the loosely-bound nomadic clans in 1206 AD and begin seizing land through ingenious military tactics such as base-10 warrior organization, trickery, and terror. Later, his grandson Kublai Khan continued conquering new land and adding it to their vast yet relatively decentralized government. Although there were a few positive effects of Mongol rule, they still had an overall negative impact on Eurasia because of the large quantities of deaths they caused and their weakening of Chinese power in their own government.

The Mongol Empire, an infamous empire in due to its oppressively powerful army, had an unavoidable influence on Eurasia including both positive effects, such as advancing trade and production of goods in less advanced societies (doc 5) as well as laying a powerful and protective influence on a number of societies (doc 2), and negative effects, being savagely murderous towards those societies in their path (doc 1), destroying important structures and cities of other societies (doc 7), and aggressively demanding a tribute be paid to them from Christian societies and others (doc 9), as well as effects that are considered neither negative nor positive effects, examples being that the Khan leader did not convert to Christianity when confronted

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.

The Mongol Empire, an infamous empire in founded in the beginning of the thirteenth century and fell in the mid to late fourteenth century, had an unavoidable influence on Eurasia including both positive effects, such as advancing trade and production of goods in less advanced societies (doc 5) as well as laying a powerful and protective influence on a number of societies (doc 2), and negative effects, being savagely murderous towards those societies in their path (doc 1), destroying important structures and cities of other societies (doc 7), and aggressively demanding a tribute be paid to them from Christian societies and others (doc 9), as well as effects that are considered neither negative nor positive effects, examples being that the

The Mongols were known to be cruel and nefarious but also positively impacted the world as well. Mongols specifically influenced Europe. In document 5, by the author Robert Guisepi, the Mongols influenced trade. It states in the document “ making possible the exchange of food, tools, and ideas on and trade routes brought great wealth to traders”( Doc 5). After the Roman Empire fell, the Silk Road also fell.

If it wasn’t for the Mongol’s ruthlessness, they wouldn't have controlled as much land as they did. In fact, when they conquered most of Asia, it benefitted the economy greatly. Cities along caravan routes became successful as a part of the tax-free customs. The Persian silk industry benefitted from their conquests due to the empires that opened up with China (Doc 2). Not only did the Mongols improve the socio-economic status of Asia, but they also helped other civilizations make advances.

Genghis Khan impacted Asia greatly. It was his strict laws and absolute rule that pushed Asia out of the unfair treatment associated with the Hinduism caste system.

The Mongols were considered ruthless warriors that killed everything they seen but the were also seen as heroes that were there for the people. So what were the effects of the Mongol empire you ask? The Mongols had advanced weapons, tactics, and protection which led to massive amounts of land being conquered, ruthless warfare and an improved trading system.

Two of the areas that were impacted by the mongols were Europe and Muslim areas. The Mongols taught new ways of making war and taught the importances of gunpowder. Most importantly Mongol conquests facilitated trade between the civilizations, making possible the exchange of foods, tools, and ideas. This brought great wealth to traders.(doc 2) The Mongols changed how Europeans viewed the world; they were exposed to different cultures, beliefs, values, attitudes, and institutions (doc 3)

The Mongol rule affected many from the Islamic world to Russia to China to Europe. With the Islamic world Islam was a conversation of Persians to Muslims which had a less impact on the government. For Russia, they got conquered but it didn’t gain occupancy. The princes would receive appointments from the Kahn and the results left the Mongols left out or uninvolved in the Russian life. The third one being china. The Mongols untied china and even adopted the Chinese systems and ideas. The last one being Europe, the Mongols had a big network of exchange. Which leads to the next question why did the Mongols only last for a relative short time. The Mongols had integration through networks of exchange and cultural information. although among the Mongols there was factionalism, plague, and peasant revolts to get out of china.

When you first hear the word Mongol, the immediate image that comes to mind is that of a fearsome and ruthless warrior. This reputation helped the Mongols conquer and rule the largest empire in history which spanned from China to Europe. While the rise of the Mongols is largely attributed to the emergence of their famed leader, Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire itself would have lasting effects on China, Korea, and Japan even after his death. The Mongols would occupy Koryo Korea, defeat the Southern Song Dynasty to occupy China, and attempt to invade and conquer Japan on two occasions under the guidance of Kublai Khan. These aggressive maneuvers by the Mongol Empire would have significant ramifications on the development of China, Korea, and

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.