This is about the Mongols and whether they caused greater cultural destruction or greater cultural exchange. They still caused some greater cultural exchange. I think the Mongols caused more cultural destruction. The reason for how they did a lot of bad things is that they killed a lot of people. They also sold a lot of stuff to other places, so they weren't all bad. One of the bad ways they killed people is a Mongol soldier killed their prisoners by shooting them with a bow or burying them upside…
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centuries the Mongols have been remembered as a brutal tribe of nomadic barbarians who were a serious threat to people and civilizations throughout Asia and Europe.Overall the Mongols show more cultural destruction, thanks to the writing left by the travelers it shows the monks account of lives taken.The number of people that the mongols killed was over 10,000 people died on the same lavis scale.Document 3 is a good source to why the nomadic tribe experienced more cultural destruction. Many people…
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barbarians. The name of these barbarians was called the Mongols, a fearless group that was responsible for so much suffering and pain and has left a huge mark in history, bigger than anything ever before. I would even go as far to say that the Mongols were more destructive and caused cultural destruction than any other country during the time of the Mongol rule over most of Asha than ever before. I say this for many reasons, during the time of the Mongols' rule they had used many techniques to win with ease…
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Claire Grable APWH 6 11-22-13 The Mongols There were some features of the Mongol empire that were different from what had occurred in previous civilizations, such as the enormous size of their empire, their tolerance of different religions, the equality of men and women and their global integration. Prior to the time they built their empire, pastoral people rarely banded together at all, but stayed in kinship groups that often competed with each other. Although other civilizations such as the…
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Cross-Cultural Interactions Moroccan legal scholar Ibn Battuta. Studied Islamic law. 1325, he left Morocco to make a journey to Mecca. Traveled by Ship through the Red Sea and down the east African coast as far south as Kilwa. He returned to Mecca, but moved to India, when he learned that the sultan of Delhi offered rewards of foreign legal scholars. For the next eight years, Ibn Battuta remained in India, serving mostly as a judge in the government of the sultan of Delhi. 1341, he travels…
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Have you ever wondered if Genghis Khan did more cultural exchange than destruction? If taking over every single person in a 5 million mile range was good. Well I think he did more cultural exchange then destruction than bed. This is because there were a lot of things that he did well. Some proof of this is that when he took over China, he connected the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a big road for trading and he connected it all. My first reason is that in document 1 1162 to 1227 Genghis Khan took…
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Knights were resisting and had a crusading goal. Lithuania escaped Mongol control and maintained their independence by having peace with the Mongols. The kingdom of Serbia thrived, was independent, and organized because they were separated from the chaos of the Byzantine Empire. 25) Europeans of the 13th century view the Mongols as a more cosmopolitan people and with an appreciation of Mongol achievements because the threat of Mongol attack and domination brought them to have a centralized government…
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Test on Chapters 12-14 1. The period of political disorder and chaotic warfare that followed the Qin-Han era is referred to as the a. Era of Division. b. Time of Troubles. c. Jurchen invasion era. d. Mongol Conquest. e. Warring States era. 2. Which of the following statements concerning the situation at the end of the Qin-Han period is most accurate? a. Non-Chinese nomads ruled much of China and a foreign religion, Buddhism, eclipsed Confucian teachings. b. The central authority of the…
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Genghis Khan, who is one of the outstanding leaders of Chinese history. Under his leadership, the Mongols had countless great achievements. Also, he drove China to achieve unprecedently grand occasion. However, the ruling way of Genghis Khan has been aroused controversy. Until now, scholars still hold extremely various opinions on Genghis Khan. From my perspective, though Genghis Khan is ruthless and cold-hearted towards his enemies, he was a wise emperor and had countless illustrious accomplishments…
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Part 3 (Chapters 813) Study Guide * Chapter 8 Why were luxuries, rather than necessities, the items that traveled the longest distances along early trade routes? They paid for the expensive travel and because luxury goods like wine could travel and last a lot longer than necessities like food and meats . Compare the reasons for the development and growth of Indian Ocean trade with the reasons for Silk Road trade development/growth . Bulk goods couldn’t be carried on the Silk Road…
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