Modernity: Beyond the Mongol Empire

1172 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Mongols’ effects on China

Based on the lecture, there are two main nature and characteristics of modernity: Modern Age started from an invention of sophisticated hemispheric network of interchange and communication. Meanwhile, the productivity in this hemispheric community should expand enormously. For example, the supply of food and other useful commodities must increase to a certain extent. According to these two key features of modernity, the debate about whether the Modern Age begins with the creation of Mongol Empire has attracted lots of people’s attention and the answer to this question is various base on their educational background and culture. In my opinion, I don’t think the Modern Age starts from the Mongol Empire because it used to destruct the giant conquered …show more content…

Generally speaking, Mongols are group of nomadic people who have strong loyalties to kinship and families, while Chinggis Khan was a great leader not only united nearly all small clans in the central Asia, but also achieved the conquest of Persia and North China, who finally built the largest empire of the world in the human history. By making alliances with powerful Mongol leader and mastering in diploma strategies, he gradually brought all the Mongol tribes into a united confederation without mass military actions. His creative policies greatly strengthened both Mongol people and arms. As I interviewed some Mongol citizens, they told me that Chinggis Khan symbolized a kind of Mongol authority higher than clan or tribe by breaking up them and forcing men join certain army military rather than tribal groups. In addition, he chooses soldiers and officers based on their talents and skills rather than which clans they belong to. By complementing serials policies, Mongol army and society become most united than ever with strong military power. After Chinggis Khan united the Mongols in short time, he drew his attention to central Asia, Tibet, Persia, and northern China. Before his death in 1227, he finally built a mighty and vast Empire, which reached form northern China to Persia with over 12 million square miles. In my opinion, I think Chinggis Khan is a great conqueror, diplomatist, and a genius military leader because he successfully beat so many enemies and conquer such a big land. However, he is not a good administrator for he doesn’t know how to properly regulate a big Empire so that the Mongol Empire doesn’t last very long and most area is separated in a

Show More
Related

  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    1506 Words  | 4 Pages

    ...s misused their common material interest to overcome the political fault diving them, while giving up political unity they had conserved a combined cultural and commercial empire. The connection that the Mongol Empire relied on was the quick and constant motion of people, goods, and information around the empire.

    Read More

  • Mongol Empire Dbq

    505 Words  | 2 Pages

    Mongol empire was the largest land empire of the world has ever seen. First began as a nomadic group of tribes. Mongols were united and emerged into an empire that conquered lands stretching from Europe to Central Asia under the rule of Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire was able to succeed in expanding, and conquering was due to their ability to adapt to any living conditions, their sheer brutality force, and their strong military organization.

    Read More

  • The Mongol and Mali Empires

    535 Words  | 2 Pages

    Both the glorious empires, the Mali established in 1230 by the founder Sundiata and Mongol founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 contain much more differences than similarities. When the rise of the Mali and Mongol Empires began to arise they had significant effects towards the areas in which they were located. Some similarities include religious tolerance and cultural growth by trade. Some differences include violence methods and religion. Even though both of these superlative empires arose in difference regions they shared some common views as well.

    Read More

  • The Mongols: The Crimes They Commit

    986 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Mongols are one of the biggest motorcycle gangs and organized crime groups. This writer will examine the Mongols criminal activity to prove that they are an organized crime group. This will be done through the examination of the group’s involvement in racketeering, murder, guns, drugs, and assault.

    Read More

  • Genghis Khan and the making of the Modern World

    1542 Words  | 4 Pages

    When the word “Mongol” is said I automatically think negative thoughts about uncultured, barbaric people who are horribly cruel and violent. That is only because I have only heard the word used to describe such a person. I have never really registered any initial information I have been taught about the subject pass the point of needing and having to know it. I felt quite incompetent on the subject and once I was given an assignment on the book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern Age, I was very perplexed for two reasons. One I have to read an outside book for a class that already requires a substantial amount of time reading the text, and secondly I have to write a research paper in History. I got over it and read the book, which surprisingly enough interested me a great deal and allow me to see the Moguls for more than just a barbaric group of Neanderthals, but rather a group of purpose driven warriors with a common goal of unity and progression. Jack Weatherford’s work has given me insight on and swayed my opinion of the Mongols.

    Read More

  • The Mongols: Barbarian or Empire-Builders?

    576 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Mongols; a vicious and destructive military force, feared throughout its empire and under the rule of one man, Chinggis Khan. This picture of the Mongols and their empire is one often painted by our modern society. However, much of what we think we know about the Mongols has been exaggerated and biased from the point of view of the people that were conquered. In reality, the Mongols, although at times violent and destructive, bore many similarities in tactics and practices to the classical empires that had preceded them. They were not just simple barbaric savages looking to destroy whatever they could. They were a people united for a common purpose, trying to achieve it the same way that prior civilizations had done so: military force. Even though a Western perspective may find the actions of the Mongols objectionable, it must be understood that this was not a Western society, nor did it house the same values as one. The Mongols were not the destructive barbarians they are often made out to be, but rather an effective military force working for unification.

    Read More

  • Mongols

    1046 Words  | 3 Pages

    When Westerners such as ourselves and people native to Europe are asked what they know of the Mongols the answer is usually ruthless barbarians intent upon world domination. After all these years you would expect that the educational points presented to the different generations in school would have given a different view of the Mongol civilization. Leaving this vision instilled upon generation after generation is detrimental to learning the different positive aspects left behind by such a powerful empire. The nomadic lifestyle that the Mongols endured empowered them to become hardy warriors. The Mongols began their conquests in response to Ghengis Khans personal missions as well as a disruption in trade and the ecology of the land upon which they inhabited.

    Read More

  • The Mongols and Their Effect on China

    2044 Words  | 5 Pages

    Throughout history, there have been many empires that have shaped the outcome of all life on this world that we live on. Some of the greatest empires in the world, the Roman Empire, the greatest militaristic regime in history, or perhaps we can look towards northern Europe and the British Empire, those who had the capability to control the greatest amount of land mass in history. However there is one thing that even those famed Brits never accomplished. Something only one group in history has managed to do, a group that stands out among a crowd of the greatest people to represent planet earth. The men to strike fear Into the most battle hardened soldiers, the barbarians, the moguls. So what did the Mongols accomplish that was special. They managed to conquer the largest contiguous land mass in the worlds an area that stretched from Egypt to Russia and also to encompass all of China. Doing this they managed to shape the lives of millions of people. from Russia to China and everywhere in between. However most historians agree that China was affected more than any other country by the reign of the Mongols. The effects the Mongolian Empire had on China were large and diverse, and included but not limited to the economic influx due to the increased amount of trade routes and the utilization of the peasant class, the social impact, as all people part of the Mongolian empire flew under one one banner, and finally the technological impact as ideas flourished under the watchful eye of the Mongols.

    Read More

  • Mongols and Europe

    346 Words  | 1 Pages

    Over the years there have been many great nomadic groups, such as the Vikings and the Kievan, but no nomadic group has been more successful than the Mongols. The Mongols have had many lasting influences on Russia, China, and even Europe. The Mongols have left a mark on the European trading systems in technologies as well as in their trading systems trade routes. One thing that stayed the same throughout Europe was their many religion.

    Read More

  • Views of the Mongols DBQ

    681 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Mongols were a group of nomadic people who were known for not only their ferocity in battle but also their tolerance of other cultures. Over the course of their many empires, the Mongols conquered lands from as far as the Korean peninsula to the Islamic civilizations of the Middle East. The movement of the Mongol people into these areas was met with mixed opinions, as members of some societies respected the braveness of the Mongols while others saw them as destructive. According to Ala-ad-Din Ata-Malik Juvaini, 15th century Korean scholars, and Rashid al-Din, the Mongols were a group of tolerant people who attempted to eradicate injustice and corruptness (1,3,4). However, members of other societies viewed the Mongols as coldhearted and merciless because of the damage they dealt in the conquest of Russian cities and the taxes they forced upon their conquered societies (1,2). Nonetheless, some scholars and historians recognized the Mongols power and braveness, but were indifferent with their views of the Mongol civilization.

    Read More

  • Essay On The Mongols Barbarians

    825 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the 13th century BC, the Mongols rose to power and conquered an empire whose size still has yet to matched. The Mongols conquered lands such as China, leaving such a lasting influence on them that their legacy still lives on. However, despite the Mongols success, their actions have left a constantly ongoing debate on whether they were barbarians, seen and portrayed by different societies of their time as people with no morale or modern civilities, or civilized people who were just feared by other societies. Although the Mongols are generally now seen as Barbarians because of their violent and barbaric war tactics they used to instill fear in people, they are actually civilized because they had a strategically organized army, and because they were accepting of the customs of other peoples. These two elements would eventually lead them to their success.

    Read More

  • Ap World History Dbq Mongols

    836 Words  | 2 Pages

    Firstly, they were taught and trained from a very young age. All men over the age of fourteen were expected to undertake military duty (DOC B). By training their soldiers so young, by the time they were ready to fight, they were amazingly fast and strong which helped to conquer other lands. Second, the Mongols were very well organized which helped with communication. Organization flourished under Genghis Khan, the leader of the Mongols, control because he instituted new rules. For example, “Genghis Khan ordained that the army should be organized in such a way that over ten men should be organized in such a way that over ten men should beset one man and he is what we call a captain of ten” (DOC C). By instituting standardized methods and rules of battle to create organization, they were able to work together, as one, as a team. Everybody was on the same page, and nobody left people behind and fled. This organization united them and brought them to move like each other, learn from one another. Lastly, the Mongols were always prepared, another characteristic that added to why they were able to conquer so much land. When soldiers are prepared, they can be confident and brave. The Mongol army needed that advantage. So soldiers were equipped for travel. They were expected to carry cooking pots, dried meat, a water bottle, files for sharpening arrows, a needle ad thread and other

    Read More

  • The Influence Of The Mongols On The World

    597 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Mongols were also known for their surprise attack which spread to other armies, making it a keen warfare used all around the world. This battle tactic consisted of a group of men who are fighting out on the battlefield and they begin to retreat only to draw the enemy into a trap. The enemy runs into a rain of arrows as the rest of the men are hiding off to the side with loaded weapons, and fierce ground fighters ready for combat. This is one key that the Mongols had to help them conquer Asia. Lastly, the Mongols had a positive impact on the world because they united most of Asia.

    Read More

  • History Of Ancient Civilizations

    597 Words  | 2 Pages

    Today, in the 21st century, historians all over the world continue to study ancient civilizations. Archaeologists have found a lot of evidence of ancient civilizations existence that could help to reveal mysteries of the ancient world. Earliest civilizations go through the complex processes of survival, social adaptation and cultural development. Ancient civilizations flashed like stars in the horizon of history, than evolved and flourished, and then destroyed after certain period of time. But they left incredible knowledge of material and spiritual cultures for future generations. Considering the details of origins of ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt and Greek through the history, modern people could see growth and decline of their cultures, values and scientific achievements which influenced the development of contemporary world.

    Read More

  • Genghis Khan: The World's Greatest Conqueror

    1005 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the West, Genghis Khan and the Mongol tribe are often presented as brutal savages who wiped out entire cultures, destroyed cities and killed many people. While these accounts are true, there was certainly more to the Mongol empire than sheer brutality. Many of the practices that Genghis Khan put into place were responsible for the successes of the Mongol Nation. With an ability to adapt and innovate, Genghis Khan became known as the world’s greatest conqueror and is still revered in many countries today. Temujin, who later took the name Genghis Khan, came from humble beginnings which helped to form the foundations of the type of leader he became later in life.

    Read More

More about Modernity: Beyond the Mongol Empire

Open Document