Mongol Empire Dbq

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 next topic in a few of the documents(4,8, and 9) directly relate to the previous paragraph. The warfare techniques used by the Mongolians and devised by the Khans and the commanders. In doc.4 Juvaini, a former historian for the Mongols and later governor of Baghdad, wrote about how the army was arranged. It is arranged in such a manner that there are groups of ten with one of them being commander of the other nine. Ten groups of ten equal a larger squad with one of the hundred being the leader. Then 1,000 and the last rank 10,000 is called a tümen. Documents 8 and 9 are simply a letter from the Pope Innocent IV to Genghis Khan and a reply. The Pope basically saying that he has invaded many countries and does not spare anyone. His reply is to use Eternal Heaven as his excuse for killing. These two documents show that Genghis Khan was infamous and believed in a God, making him religious. He is like the Islamic people that fight for Allah. Pope Innocent IV believes that Genghis Khan is being irrational with all his killings and rages because he does not spare anyone. He is a reliable source due to his being a Pope and how influential a Pope is.

Positively, the Mongols were great conquerors and they respected each other, negatively, they brutally harmed people and valuables in the process. Charles J. Halperin wonderfully stated, “The Mongol Empire made significant contributions to the political institutions, economic development, and cultural diversity of many lands. No history of the Mongol Empire dwells only on Mongol destruction, can be satisfactory” (Doc 6). The history of the Mongols can’t only be about the negativity that they caused to society as the Mongols had a more positive impact rather than a negative impact. The Mongols created a vast empire throughout Eurasia, but it wasn’t worth killing over 5 million people in the process. In the end, as a result of the vast empire, they weren’t able to control it. Eventually, the Mongol empire and became a part of the society in the area and vanished

So it is clear that the Mongols had different affects on people during their expansion westward. As the Mongols expanded throughout the territories, many people viewed this as a negative impact. On the other hand, the Mongols let the people they conquered

According to Document 6, the Mongols improved transportation and communication. Improvement of transportation and communication, both play a massive role in economic development for the empire. They allowed people to trade new materials needed for everyday use, meet new people and learn different cultures. One of the trade routes that played a bigger part in improving transportation and communication was the Silk Road. It spanned the large empire, letting people travel far to trade for different items. This improvement was ideal for the people to grow together and make new discoveries about themselves and others. This positive impact on the empire is only part of it, they also promoted more diversified culture throughout the empire.

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

In 1206, the title as Genghis Khan was rewarded to Temujin. “The greatness of the khan as a military leader was borne out not only by his conquests, but by the excellent organization, discipline, and maneuverability of his armies,” (Document 3). The Mongol Empire’s dominance rose because of strong leadership. “Genghis Khan set out to build an empire, he organized the Mongols into a powerful military machine, enforced

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.

Documents 1, 2, and 8 show that various peoples viewed the Mongols positively in Eurasia. Document 1 is written by Genghis Khan’s shaman. He believes that Genghis Khan brought needed good to the region of Eurasia, by stating that “Before you [Genghis] were born... everyone was feuding” (Document 1). He believes this due to his high social status in the Mongol Empire, so not obeying the ruler, Genghis Khan, would be considered as a death penalty. This supports my claim because this quote and analysis show that before Genghis, chaos was everywhere, and after Genghis, the world was in a more peaceful state. Documents 2 and 8 also show that various peoples viewed the Mongols positively. William of Rubruck admires the palace of the court as fancy and royal, stating that “the whole dwelling was completely covered inside with cloth of gold, and in the middle

Because of being controlled by the Mongols, the population of Russia and China were also taxed by the Mongols. For example, in Russia, the peasantry had to give up their crops to the Mongols and this led some to flee to protection of the ruling class where they would oftentimes become serfs. Russian princes were corrupt and due to the manipulation of the peasants, rulers made money and annexed other towns to increase holdings. Although in China, those in charge were not corrupt and did not tax the peasants as heavily, the peasants were still extremely affected but just not in such a terrible way. Another similarity between both of these regions is that trade was encouraged due to safe travel on the Silk Road which was re-opened. The trade route needed to be protected from bandits and thieves and travelers were at great risk if a secure route was not set in place. With the Mongols securing trade routes, this added

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.

This was significant because many other Empires depended on the silk road to trade goods, and keep their Empire going. Later on, the Mongols strengthen the Silk road. They built many new bridges and set up many trading posts, the Silk road became safer and easier to travel. This was one way they benefited the world, because many Empires depended on the trading route. The Mongols were aiding other Empires.

The Mongols were history’s strongest and biggest empire that ever lived. The most powerful emperor was Genghis Khan who conquered over 4 million square miles of land. By the peak of the conquest, the Mongols had land from Korea to Poland and from Vietnam to Syria. There is no doubt that the Mongols were Barbaric. The Mongols focused more on making alliances and invading land than on educating their people.

While the Mongol desire for power grew bigger and stronger, they conquered over 11 million contiguous square miles. The Mongols were a small tribe from the grasslands who were nomadic people. As the empire thrived in the 13th century, they successfully taken over Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The powerful ruler, Genghis Khan, helped the Mongols emerge from the nomadic tribes. The empire grew rapidly under his leadership and also under his descendants. However, should the Mongols be considered barbaric or did they create a civilized society? Due to their strong military, tolerance for the different religions, and their positive principles in the community, the Mongol empire established a sophisticated society.

Temüjin, better known as Chinggis Khan, was a Mongolian born in 1160’s, who later became the leader of the one of the most successful armies in the history of a mankind. Mongols under his leadership Mongols first conquered China relatively easily and then moved towards west, partly simultaneously. This essay examines the reasons for his success in conquering Iran and especially the reasons why the Muslims of Iran were not able to resist his army’s invasion. First this essay discusses Chinggis Khan’s army’s strength and superiority in general level, then shifting focus to the particular case of Iran. It becomes evident that Chinggis Khan was an extraordinary military leader and that besides that the army was extremely successful due to its