Mongol Empire project - F block

Thomas Beckman Mongol empire Project

The Mongol empire was the most brutal nomads in all of china during their time. The Mongol empire was very skilled horsemen. They inspired fear into their enemies by surprise attacking them. They would attack quietly because they did not have a battle cry. When they would attack villages they would usually kill everyone in the village if they did not surrender.  When Genghis found out he was so angry that he ordered everybody’s head to be cut off so all the villagers would definitely be dead. The Mongols had a saying that when they would attack a village they would take no survivors. They would “mow” down their enemy no matter who they were. They would burn the towns they attacked after looting all the treasures in the town.

The Mongols were also pro trade and were known to connect the east to west. This is probably because they were nomads.  Nomads are people that do not settle in one place. They would always be on the move. This means that they would be exposed to all kinds of religions, cultures, and materials. They traveled along the silk road to reach Europe, which they did in 1221. Along the route they gained religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. They would trade all kinds of things on their trade route. One of the things that I thought was completely modern was their paper money. I thought this had to be one of the marvels of the world. They would bring all of their items they collect in the east to take along the silk road all the way to Europe.

Today’s historians have a completely different look on the Mongol empire. They compare the Mongols way of fighting to modern day warfare. Compared to modern day warfare they Mongols were still very brutal. If any army in the modern world killed an entire city and burned it to the ground more than just America would act on it. Comparing the Mongols to other empires in their time, they had one of most modern military techniques ever. Comparing them to the Romans they were much smarter when they attacked. The Romans would attack in lines and they had a battle cry, which is a unique scream for a certain army. The Mongols would hide and surprise their enemies rather than attacking from a distance. They Romans would also keep prisoners and use towns as camps. They Mongols would kill all and leave no survivors.

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