Mongols Essay During the thirteenth century the Mongols created the greatest empire in the world‚ which at its peak extended from the borders of Poland to the East Sea/Sea of Japan and from the Siberian forests to the Persian Gulf. Like so many of the other steppe empires‚ it originated in the grasslands and mountain pastures of Mongolia or Western Manchuria. The Mongols initially followed the pattern of earlier nomadic confederations such as the Xiongnu‚ who had engaged in mutually beneficial
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In various times Mongols have been equated with the Scythians‚ the Magog and the Turkic peoples. Based on Chinese historical texts the ancestry of the Mongol peoples can be traced back to the Donghu‚ a nomadic confederation occupying eastern Mongolia and Manchuria. The identity of the Xiongnu is still debated today. Although some scholars maintain that they were proto-Mongols‚ the fact that Chinese histories trace certain Turkic tribes from the Xiongnu complicates the issue.[10] The Donghu‚ however
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The Mongols The Mongols were very a powerful group of people that disrupted and basically destroyed the Islam World under the rule of Chingez Khan and later by his grandson Hulagu Khan. They had the most powerful army in the world‚ of course only until they had their luck with them. This primary source has two authors Ibn al-Athir and Rashid al-Din‚ and both are presenting two different arguments about the Mongols and their conquest of the Muslim world. The biggest calamity that the Mongols brought
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In the early 13th century the Mongol Empire was able to build a vast empire very quickly because of certain military and economic factors. They were able to obtain so much success in part because they had a large‚ skilled army‚ they learned new technologies from the people they conquered and they even scared people into surrendering. The Mongols were able to build such a vast empire mainly because they had a very large and skilled military. The Mongols Created such a huge empire by killing women
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Impact of the Mongols The Mongols are the most influential civilization to ever exist in central Asia. They impacted countries all over the world in great ways. The Mongols invaded and impacted four major world powers‚ the first being the Islamic world. The murder of the Abbasid caliph‚ one of some 800‚ 000 people who were reported to have been killed in Mongol retribution for the city’s resistance‚ brought an end to the dynasty that had ruled the core regions of the Islamic world since the
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The Mongol Empire quickly covered the largest territory the world had ever seen. The Mongols’ main strategy in acquiring land was conquering by force‚ but they also relied on more peaceful methods and their tightly-knit political and social organization. The Mongols attacked villages until complete destruction using their land-based military techniques (docs 1‚2‚3‚7 and 8). Sometimes‚ they gave civilizations a chance to submit to terms and avoid destructions (docs 6 and 9). He Mongols’ divisions
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DBQ: How did the Mongols accomplished the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time? There are various reasons why and how the Mongols accomplish the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time. Many of the reasons may vary‚ but many can agree that their military tactics and culture are some of the reasons why they conquered such a large territory in such a short period of time. The Mongols‚ who eventually became known as the Tatars‚ were
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The Mongols were a group of nomadic tribes occupying roughly what is now Mongolia. In the thirteenth century these tribes that united under the leadership of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). Mongol armies quickly swept south into China and west into Russia and the Near East‚ smashing anyone who dared to resist. By about 1300‚ the Mongols had erected a huge empire‚ divided into several smaller "pieces." The Mongols created probably the largest‚ land empire in world history. At its height‚ the empire
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The Mongols ruled China and Russia‚ yet the effect of their rule in China and Russia‚ while in some ways similar‚ was quite different‚ politically and economically. Genghis Khan‚ born in the 1770s‚ was elected khagan (a title of imperial rank) of all Mongol tribes in 1206. Kubilai Khan‚ Genghis Khan’s grandson‚ was the commander of the Mongol forces responsible for the conquest of China; he became khagan in 1260. Kubilai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty. Batu‚ the ruler of the Golden Horde of the dynasty
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Mongol Webquest NAME:Adriana and Makayla Using the website http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/index.html ‚ please answer the questions below. Each section goes with its picture. Be sure to follow the questions and sections carefully because I do not have you answer questions in each section. This worksheet and website is also found on my website under 8th activities. 1. What was the western view of Mongols in the 13th century? The western
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