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Were the Mongols Barbarians?
Heather Daniels
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather to your bosom his wives and daughters.”
― Genghis Khan The Mongols were definitely Barbarians and savage in their methods. Evidence such as the appealing amounts of death they caused, their uncivilized lifestyle and the fact they cared more for passion and war than they did for religion.
Documents 2,3,4,and 5 are key examples of Barbaric thoughts and actions of the Mongols. Document 2 was clear in the fact that it was either fight or be killed by your own people. Document 3 also discussed war but in a much more gruesome fashion. The Mongols would propel the burning fat of their enemies onto the homes of those they were attacking. Document 4 describes how the hundreds of bodies were stacked after they had been murdered by the Mongols. Document 5 is an image painted by a Persian that depicts the Mongols executing and burring Persians. The painters point of view of is shown by how obviously barbaric the Mongols look.
It's no secret that the Mongols were a nomadic people. In Documents 1, 6, and 8 there is evidence to support this. Document 1 is a map of the Mongol Empire from about 1260-1300 and a chart that compares the amounts of land each conqueror was able to control. Interestingly enough, Genghis Khan was able to conquer twice as much land as Alexander the Great. Why is that? Most of that land was open, uninhabited plains. Document 6 it explains the Mongols were good at spreading trade. The Mongols needed traded with other countries because they didn't settle down to make their own goods, instead they would steal from others.
Document 8 is written from the point of view of one of the Great Khan's ambassadors, Marco Polo. The way that Marco Polo regards everything about Kubilai Kahn is not surprising considering he
Heather Daniels
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather to your bosom his wives and daughters.”
― Genghis Khan The Mongols were definitely Barbarians and savage in their methods. Evidence such as the appealing amounts of death they caused, their uncivilized lifestyle and the fact they cared more for passion and war than they did for religion.
Documents 2,3,4,and 5 are key examples of Barbaric thoughts and actions of the Mongols. Document 2 was clear in the fact that it was either fight or be killed by your own people. Document 3 also discussed war but in a much more gruesome fashion. The Mongols would propel the burning fat of their enemies onto the homes of those they were attacking. Document 4 describes how the hundreds of bodies were stacked after they had been murdered by the Mongols. Document 5 is an image painted by a Persian that depicts the Mongols executing and burring Persians. The painters point of view of is shown by how obviously barbaric the Mongols look.
It's no secret that the Mongols were a nomadic people. In Documents 1, 6, and 8 there is evidence to support this. Document 1 is a map of the Mongol Empire from about 1260-1300 and a chart that compares the amounts of land each conqueror was able to control. Interestingly enough, Genghis Khan was able to conquer twice as much land as Alexander the Great. Why is that? Most of that land was open, uninhabited plains. Document 6 it explains the Mongols were good at spreading trade. The Mongols needed traded with other countries because they didn't settle down to make their own goods, instead they would steal from others.
Document 8 is written from the point of view of one of the Great Khan's ambassadors, Marco Polo. The way that Marco Polo regards everything about Kubilai Kahn is not surprising considering he