The Mongols: How Barbaric were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols swept across Asia and Europe in a bloody rampage. Killing over 6‚107‚000 people from the years 1220-1258. Treating women like a piece of meat meant to fulfill the pleasure of men. But how Barbaric were the Mongols on a scale of one to ten? Well the Mongols were very barbaric because they were uncivilized‚ brutal‚ yet conquered much territory. “Come out so that we may count on you according to our custom.” And when the people come
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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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The first question about the Mongol conquests is: Why did the Mongols erupt from Mongolia in the early 13th century to begin their conquests of the rest of the world‚ creating the largest contiguous land empire in world history? There has been considerable speculation about the reasons for the Mongol eruption from Mongolia‚ and though there is no scholarly consensus on specific reasons‚ many have pointed to the causes of trade‚ and the figure of Chinggis Khan. A second reason often mentioned is
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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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MONGOL TRIAL PREP SHEET * Destruction under the Mongol Empire quantifies death toll and infrastructure damage ensuing from the 13th century Mongol conquests. Historians regard the Mongol raids and invasions as some of the deadliest conflicts in human history up through that period. * The Mongols brought terror to Europe on a scale not seen again until the twentieth century. The Mongol invasions induced population displacement on a scale never seen before‚ particularly in Central Asia and
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The Mighty Mongols The Mongols accomplished conquest through such a large territory in such a short period of time through clever military strategy and preparation‚ cruelty and relentlessness‚ as well as having a surplus of people whom were organized. They were ingenious with their tactics in fighting and bold in trying methods of war that were uncommon or not previously used before. During the thirteenth century‚ a story went around and was later recorded about how Chinggis Khan‚ the leader
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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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Mesoamerica: The Aztecs Cindy Santos Anthropology 3700 Cindy Santos Professor Hession Anthropology 3700 May 20‚ 2013 The Aztecs who should be called Mexica‚ are one of the most important and famous civilizations of Mesoamerica. In the Postclassic period they reched Central Mexico and established their capital there. In a few centuries they managed to control almost all Mexico through an extended period. The Aztecs were a very successful
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and weaknesses of the Aztecs according to the author? Many causes contributed to the fall of the once mighty Aztec empire at the hands of the Spaniards in 1521. While one of the most commonly recognized causes is the superior weaponry of the Spaniards‚ the reality is that many other situations and Aztec weaknesses ultimately set the stage for a Spanish victory. First of all‚ the Spaniards inadvertently introduced a variety of new diseases previously unknown to the Aztecs. The Spaniards had already
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The Aztecs rise from the 14th century can be linked to the military strength. In 1430 the aztecs made an alliance with two other city states to form a triple alliance. The alliance went into wars of conquest and expanded. The alliance was able to dominate most of central Mexico and distant lands. When the Aztecs conquered cities‚ they left their rulers in power under the condition that they payed tribute to the Alliance and supply military forces when needed. In return‚ the aztecs offered political
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