How Great Were The Mongols Dbq
Aaron Haniff 3/17/14
108 Pd. 1
The Mongols began to rise to power under the great Genghis Khan, and during the 13th century they created the largest empire in history. The Mongols during the 1300s were very known, and feared by many, it was almost rare to find areas that hadn’t heard of the Mongols. These “barbarians” ruled over many areas, expanded across almost all of Asia; and killed millions of people wherever they went. Mongols ruthlessly slaughtered many people, and used many tactics to ensure their victory. The Mongols …show more content…
And if you were to weigh the good and bad deeds they committed, the bad deeds would not outweigh the good, and the scale wouldn’t topple over, but instead; it would almost balance out. It is true the Mongols killed thousands of people and destroyed areas, but as time went on, the Mongols increased the economies of areas, became more tolerant, and even blended in with other societies. The Mongols would not have been able to achieve this if they didn’t conquer all the areas they did, and although they made many sacrifices along the way; the Mongols managed to triumph over the largest area conquered in history, and at the same time improve and raise the population in these areas (Doc. A). Moreover, one example of something good the Mongols did, was help improve the economies of areas; especially Persia and China. Described by Charles J. Halperin, Mongols in Yuan China continued the Grand Canal which improved transportation and communication with other areas. (Doc. J). This helped increase trade which allowed many people to gain new products and become wealthier, contributing to their economy. In addition, this was very important to people in China and to other areas, because the Mongols had united China; which had many products it would then share with the world. Especially the silk from China became popular, and the Persian silk industry greatly benefitted China opening up to the rest of the “world.” The Mongols not only increased trade in areas, but also stopped crimes and theft in many nations as stated by Paul Ratchnevsky (Doc. K). It was said that people who lived under Mongol rule did not even have locks or bolt on their carts or houses because of how safe the environment was. The Mongols made sure it was safe everywhere, and once the people abided by the rules; they would not be punished. More so, a document compiled by Marco
108 Pd. 1
The Mongols began to rise to power under the great Genghis Khan, and during the 13th century they created the largest empire in history. The Mongols during the 1300s were very known, and feared by many, it was almost rare to find areas that hadn’t heard of the Mongols. These “barbarians” ruled over many areas, expanded across almost all of Asia; and killed millions of people wherever they went. Mongols ruthlessly slaughtered many people, and used many tactics to ensure their victory. The Mongols …show more content…
And if you were to weigh the good and bad deeds they committed, the bad deeds would not outweigh the good, and the scale wouldn’t topple over, but instead; it would almost balance out. It is true the Mongols killed thousands of people and destroyed areas, but as time went on, the Mongols increased the economies of areas, became more tolerant, and even blended in with other societies. The Mongols would not have been able to achieve this if they didn’t conquer all the areas they did, and although they made many sacrifices along the way; the Mongols managed to triumph over the largest area conquered in history, and at the same time improve and raise the population in these areas (Doc. A). Moreover, one example of something good the Mongols did, was help improve the economies of areas; especially Persia and China. Described by Charles J. Halperin, Mongols in Yuan China continued the Grand Canal which improved transportation and communication with other areas. (Doc. J). This helped increase trade which allowed many people to gain new products and become wealthier, contributing to their economy. In addition, this was very important to people in China and to other areas, because the Mongols had united China; which had many products it would then share with the world. Especially the silk from China became popular, and the Persian silk industry greatly benefitted China opening up to the rest of the “world.” The Mongols not only increased trade in areas, but also stopped crimes and theft in many nations as stated by Paul Ratchnevsky (Doc. K). It was said that people who lived under Mongol rule did not even have locks or bolt on their carts or houses because of how safe the environment was. The Mongols made sure it was safe everywhere, and once the people abided by the rules; they would not be punished. More so, a document compiled by Marco