Mongol Empire Dbq Essay

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The Mongols were able to accomplish such a large territory within a short period of time due to their strong and extensive military and strategies, the organization of their society, and the fear they induced that struck the entirety of Eurasia. The Mongols seized control between 1200-1400 and were the most feared empire to have ruled in centuries, or perhaps ever. They controlled much of the Asian continent and they were able to keep control even after the division of the empire after Genghis Khan’s- their first major leader who unified all of the original Mongolian tribes- death. They also planned on expanding their empire after to and had trouble so it lead to a quick fall after the cost of constant war and fighting.
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Whether it be they had one on one contact with a civilization of they had simply heard about them, People around the continent were terrified of the Mongolians. This was first introduced in the document 6, which quotes an anonymous eyewitness who says “He sent soldiers out against those of the Tangqut people who rebelled him… The whole tribe was completely wiped out.” in saying this you can deduce how afraid these people were of the Mongols as this anonymous person was spreading around the terror that Genghis Khan truly spread around. This proves how successful they were in the making of their civilization as they influenced how everyone else portrayed them. The source on the other hand could be considered unreliable due to the fact that it had been translated centuries after as well as the fact that the account had been anonymous so there is no way of checking their validity. The fear they sent out was also proved in document 7 where the pope says “...according to what we have heard, have invaded many countries belonging both to christians and to others and are laying waste in a horrible desolation” the doc tells how they have heard of all of the horrid things that the Mongols have done and how terrible it is. This induced fear into the pope because according to prior knowledge the Christians had originally thought that the mongols had been on the catholic side because they had been desolating a majority of the middle east. After the destruction of Russia started though they quickly realized that wasn't the case and the conquest had nothing to do with religion. The destruction that the Mongols induced on the Russians was different from that of the Chinese because while the Mongols had control over Russia, they still left them alone and were able to live normally just with extra taxes given to their intruders. The Chinese on the other hand had Mongols freely joining

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