The Mongols And The Mongols

Some people would say the Mongols were a key development to civilization. However, the progress they made is nothing compared to their cruelty and the process they used to conquer the majority of Asia and parts of the Middle East. The Mongols were originally a small, nomadic tribe that originated from the steppes of Central Asia. The tribe placed little value on objects, considering they moved around in yurts and hardly settled. Led by Genghis Khan, they conquered land worth double the size of the Roman Empire. The Mongols were greedy, bloodthirsty barbarians who had little to no regard for human life. They went to unthinkable lengths to conquer land while destroying countless ancient cities.

He was never afraid to make an enemy; he would usually annihilate them before they could hurt his empire. This brutal image of the Mongols served as propaganda to create fear in other empires and civilizations across Eurasia(“Genghis Khan” History Channel). Though the brutality sounds a bit harsh, it greatly helped the Mongols by distilling fear of them in other societies, and thus, they became more

In the dictionary the definition of the Mongols is “a native or inhabitant of Mongolia” (Webster). Mongols are much more than just inhabitants of Mongolia. They were great conquerors but brutally barbaric. The Mongol empire ruled from the 13th century to the mid 14th century (McDougal Littel). Genghis Khan and his descendants accomplished a lot, but the civilians faced many hardships. It seems as if they came and left in a matter of only a couple of years. The legacy of the Mongols should be evaluated based on positive and negative contributions to society. Positively, the conquerors were quite successful as they acquired land all throughout Eurasia. Negatively, they ferociously harmed people and valuables in the process.

Many historians have different views on whether the Mongols had a positive or negative affect on the world during their time period. Over the course of their rule the Mongols had a couple of powerful leaders that brought different views and ideas of what an empire should look like, and how it should be run. Genghis Khan ruled from 1206 to 1227 A.D. He brought great military strengths that helped them conquer a lot of land. After his death in 1227 A.D. many rulers had come and gone. In 1271 A.D. Genghis’ grandson took charge. He had a different approach to ruling the empire. Unlike Genghis he was not a military leader, but rather a “business man” that helped increase foreign trade. Overall the Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade, inventions, and unification amongst China.

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.

The world has viewed the Mongols as destructive barbarians; however, the Mongols viewed themselves as soldiers. The perception of themselves is important because they did not believe it was destructive to unite a world empire. They believed that because they were soldiers, anyone in their path could be taken down by force. The nations that defined Mongols as destructive are the same people that resisted joining their empire. The Mongol’s obsession with power, dedication to their leader, and their need to possess land is why I believe they should not be remembered as destructive barbarians. Instead, I think they should be known as the empire that failed to unite the world.

The Middle ages was the time of revolutionizing, war, and the mongols peak. . Although the Mongols were considered barbarians, people who l the reach of civilization Referring to being evil. they were very civil. They had a skilled army, were adaptable, and had a set of laws.

Although the Mongols were sometimes very brutal they were not barbarians. The Mongols were able to come up with very complex battle tactics like no other military in their era. In document three “ History of the Mongols” recorded by John of Plano Carpini he, states “they make figures of men and set them on horses. They do this

1) Why do you believe that the Mongols are referred to as the “forgotten conquerors?”

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.

They were ruthless and gory. The people of Nishapur, a city in Persia felt the raft of the Mongols. History shows that, “The Mongols now descended from the walls and began to slay and plunder… They then drove all the survivors, men and women, out onto the plain; and … it was commanded that the town should be laid waste … not even cats and dogs should be left alive”(Doc 4). This is where their barbaric qualities really begin to show. They killed all of the people in Nishapur. They did not want one single living, breathing thing to be alive. The Mongols had very strict army rules. History shows that, “... Two or three or even more out of a group of ten run away, all are put to death; and if a whole group of ten flees, the rest of the group of a hundred are all put to death, if they do not flee too”(Doc 2). In the Mongols’ eyes, the army was supposed to be one. They wanted everyone in a group to fight at the same time. If they did not get their way the group was executed. Even if one whole group of ten flees, ninety others are killed for no reason. They did not have any associations with the fleeing otherwise they would have left too. Many innocent lives were taken by the Mongols. Now one could say they were just trying to survive, however they took innocent people’s lives. Innocent people do not stand in the way of survival. They were gory and cold people. They were very barbaric with their rules and

The Mongols, a small tribe 800 years ago expanded and conquered a lot of Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Mongols are known for being ruthless warriors and having a negative reputation, being called “Barbarians”. They were in fact Barbaric, but how Barbaric were the Mongols really? The Mongols were extremely barbaric and were unmerciful. The Mongols caused so much destruction, caused many deaths and ruined people's lives, and not to mention how inhuman, savage and evil they were.

The Mongols originated in central Asia and conquered one after the other, earning the reputation of “barbarians.” It started off with Genghis Khan and the Mongols who first attacked their neighbors, then the Persian empire of Khwarazm, another wave which included Russia and Eastern Europe, and a third wave of The Middle East. At their peak, the Mongols had conquered 4,860,000 square miles of land, making them larger than what Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, Attila, and Cyrus the Great had conquered combined. Were the Mongols really as barbaric as they sounded or was it all just rumors? The Mongols were a barbaric empire that would do whatever it took to succeed. The Mongols were an extremely barbaric empire because of how soldiers who fled were treated, the cruel and unusual deaths of prisoners, and how adultery was conducted.

The Mongols were a small tribe from the grasslands of Central Asia. They conquered a lot of the known world. It has been debated whether the Mongol’s are barbaric or not, or how barbaric they really are. The Mongol’s are barbaric because they conquered more land than any other conquerors, had brutal army strategies, and immoral laws. The Mongols conquered more land than any other conquerors.

Who were the Mongols? The Mongols were what started out as a small tribe or group from the grasslands of central Asia. They are known to the world as the “barbarians” or “barbaros” which a long time ago to the greeks meant foreigners. Later on, the word “barbarian” was modified to mean people who were not civilized, those who were murderers or vile. The Mongols are categorized as barbaric because of their cruel punishments, conquering a large number of civilizations through murder, and a organized yet unfair Mongol Empire.