Chris Coomer

Block-E   history

Mongol Brutality

                As I, Marco Polo, begin my journey I recount some of the facts I have heard on the Barbaric Mongol tribes. Many Europeans believe the Mongols to be a dangerous and rugged people with no laws, many people say that their warriors drink the blood of their horses when they get thirsty and eat moldy cheese mixed with water. They don’t live in houses, rather in tents and herding livestock. Mongols show no mercy wiping out cities and committing genocide whenever they please. In 1248 the city of Baghdad surrendered to the Mongol horde, the Mongols ran into the city murdering 200,000 people and destroying the city.

Mongol improvement

                While working for the Khan I have learned many things about the Mongols. They are an advanced and adaptable people who can do many things. For example, they use a black rock (coal) as a fuel that lasts longer than wood, and they have an explosive material that can be used for mining or for combat (gunpowder). In addition to their advancements, the Mongols have a vast empire that is connected through couriers that deliver notes and can travel 125 miles each day. While the Mongols are brutal in combat in times of peace they allow citizens to worship their religions freely. Also, the Mongols formed a good economy their currency was paper money that was traded for money, silk was a popular export that was traded within the empire and was expensive. Mongols also formed ortogh ,a caravan that was sponsored by many merchants so the caravan could go on for months bringing goods all around the empire and .The class a person is in is based on the beauty of their clothing and its price. Furthermore, the Mongolians give small political positions to native people of a country they have taken over and the higher positions are given to foreigners so the main leaders will not have allegiance to the city or country. The Mongols are a civilization that spread wealth and culture all around the world.

Personal preference

                 History has many different perspectives of the Mongols as murderers and as instigators of trade and culture. Much like the Roman Empire the Mongols controlled large amounts of land and were hostile to anyone who opposed them. The Romans and the Mongols are viewed differently by historians even though they both wiped out anyone that opposed them and controlled large amounts of land. Historians favor the Roman Empire more than the  Mongolian Rome helped develop the modern world with art, architecture, and government. While the Mongols did do many things that affect the world today the Romans represent more of what society is today and the Mongols do not  and being different makes them appear more barbaric.

	RESEARCH LOG: INDIVIDUAL TASK
Project Name:	Marco polo’s journals on the Mongols
Student Name:	Ch Christopher Coomer
Topic focus:	Mongol empire

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