Essays on Mongols

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a militaristic, nomadic group that conquered many lands and forged the Mongolian Empire. They were known for their brutality and laws, but they also had positive impacts on the territories which they conquered. The Mongols had some very barbaric practices but like other conquerors, it…

From 500 BCE to 1400 CE, the Indian Ocean regions (Middle East, Russia, and Asia) dealt with many economic, cultural, and political changes , from the Mongol rule. The Mongolians had an enormous effect on these regions and were always violent and aggressive in the way they attacked and conquered them. Politically, in the 13th…

Mongols had significant political and economic impact on China and Russia. The Mongol rule politically was far more significant in China than in Russia, because Russians were given more leniency than the Chinese and China experienced greater political intervention, but economically both regions had similar effects as a result of their ruling. China was impacted…

The Mongols were once the leaders of a fierce empire that conquered much short time. Opinions towards the Mongols varied greatly though, ranging fro m large amounts of respect to hatred and fear. Document 1 is a quote derived from a Mongol written history. A Shaman nothing that before Genghis Khan took control of the…