Before I embark on my journey to travel throughout Asia, I
have done some research on the bloodthirsty Mongols that could be roaming on my
path. The Mongols were nomadic herders, meaning they didn’t have one home. I
have heard from others the amount of the success that this empire has been
having and I was wondering how they did it if they didn’t have a home base.
Well, turns out the Mongols are known for their horseback riding skills and how
they are able to travel 50 miles per day. The Mongols were especially known for
their gruesome tactics when looking to conquer a city. It was said that some of
the tribes would surrender if the Mongols even approached them. They were known
to completely destroy villages and towns if they came across them. Many of the
people I’ve talked to about the Mongols have said they are only interested in
plundering, destroying, and killing. The Mongols weren’t really looking to
conquer land. They just wanted to take your recourses and kill the entire
population and destroy the whole town. Another tactic that the Mongols used was
to kill all the people who ruled the city.
After experiencing the ways of life in the Mongol empire,
I’ve learned that there is more to them than just killing people and violence.
They were also very good and cooperative traders. Since they were nomadic
herders, they knew it was significant to trade. They live off of their animals
and trade. Their animals provided them with dairy products and meat to use for
food and for trading with other tribes. They made their clothes out of
sheepskin and made their boots from the sheep hide. If they needed anything
else they would use the product from their animals and trade farmers for
vegetables and other traders for jewelry, clothing, and weapons. The Mongols
were very cooperative with the people/tribes they were trading with because
they knew that they had to rely on other people to have all the necessities
that they need.
The Mongols, just like the Romans, were very violent but
they both were very successful. Also, the reasoning for both of them being
successful was for them to conquer large masses of land. Like the Mongols, the
Romans had always out numbered their opponents and wiped them out which led
them to the title of being one of the strongest empires in the world. These two
empires loved land. Whenever an empire controlled a large landmass, the
Mongols/Romans would look to attack and conquer that land. These two empires
took advantage of their numbers and used them to their advantage to get more land.
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