The Mongols lived in the 13th century and known for having one of the largest connected land mass empire. But throughout Asia and Europe‚ they have a reputation for being a fearsome tribe and a threat to civilizations and their people. They also have some “customs” within their own nation that would earn them the title of “barbarians.” Despite these actions‚ their empire was actually quite civilized and well thought out. Especially on the battlefield is where the Mongols’ strategic thinking
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How Barbaric were the Mongols The Mongols were very barbaric‚ their reputation was not pretty‚ they slaughtered entire cities and left one person alive so they could tell the terrible story. North China Genghis Khan’s first serious target was North China‚ their army of 200‚000 rode east. Numerous cities felt Mongol brutality. Slaughter was so great‚ streets were greasy of human fat and flesh. Russia and Eastern Europe In 1227 Genghis Khan died‚ so one of his four sons took over. After a long
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January 2015 Mongols DBQ Over time the Mongolian army has become synonymous with the term barbarian. The definition of barbaric is unsophisticated‚ primitive‚ and savagely cruel. These terms do not give the Mongols enough credit. I believe that they were not completely barbaric though they did have some brutal techniques. They were advanced strategists for their time period. The Mongolian army was run with a strict command and heavy emphasis was placed on living by the rules that were set in place
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The barbarians seem to be very barbaric. The term barbaros was the greek word for foreigners. The word barbaric means “evil”‚ they had an organized army. The barbarians were a nomadic group of people. The barbarians slaughtered almost everyone that they saw‚ the prisoners were captured. When they captured prisoners they would bury them alive upside down. Being buried alive upside down was some type of execution. They were barbaric because of the way they treated the prisoners. They
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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
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Essay Assignment 9 The Mongols were a military machine that conquered many different areas and people. With the Mongol’s primary purpose for going after conquest being land‚ riches‚ and slaves they spread geographically far‚ this was only possible because of their successes. I will tell you my opinion on whether they left a lasting impact. First‚ let’s discuss their empire. The Mongol empire extended into north China and into Europe. There they took control of Moscow‚ Kievan Russia‚ and they looted
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How barbaric were the barbarians? The Mongols were a group of people that lived during the 13th century in central Asia. They expanded their empire throughout most of Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Eastern Europe. The Barbarians were indeed barbaric. Because of their human nature‚ the Mongols stroke feared in the faces of many people. Out of many conquerors‚ the Mongols were the most barbaric empire wise. In document 1‚ it shows that the Barbarians conquered almost five million square miles of land
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The question was are the Mongols uncivilized barbarians or culture brokers on their journey to conquer the world? They served mainly as culture brokers in many ways. They helped evolve trade‚ spread religion‚ and share many cultures with others‚ Mongols‚ while on their conquest‚ created many paths and way points to help traders and travelers journey across the land. The path ways and way points that marked where the Mongols have traveled made new courses for traders and to help them get the food
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The Mongols aren’t as Barbaric as People Think In the twelfth century‚ Genghis Khan united the Mongol clans and created an empire. He conquered much of Asia but killed many people and destroyed many towns in the process. Many people consider the Mongols to be barbaric because of their ruthlessness and the amount of people they kill. However‚ this statement is incorrect. Barbaric means to be savage‚ primitive‚ and unsophisticated and no history of the Mongols could be adequate if it only dwells on
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Barbarians | The Mongols The Mongol Empire consisted of one of the most strategic military forces every seen in history. It became an empire that spanned from Eastern Europe across Asia making it the largest continuous empire in the history of the world. The development of this great empire emerged from the unification of nomadic tribes‚ and expanded through conquering with the determination of Genghis Khan. During the 12th century‚ the great ruler Temujin‚ soon to be known as Genghis Khan‚ arose
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