Essay Example on DBQ Mongol During the 1350s

The Mongols expansion and free travel under the Pax Mongolica led to heavier usage of trade routes which allowed diseases to be spread more quickly along the Mongol Empire Because their reign stretched along the entire length of Eurasia the Mongols caused the infamous Black Death in Europe The Mongols enslaved the Chinese because they resented the Mongols They murdered in sheer numbers destroying entire cities at times and violating women and children while doing so The impacts of Mongol conquest were both positive and negative varying in severity and extent Many of these benefits were blooming of cultural diffusion trade syncretism and technological advancement However the drawbacks were also numerous such as harsh treatment including but not limited to slavery crimes against humanity and extermination The Mongols had created what appeared to be an immortal empire but it was crushed only a century later Although similarity in views and culture did help create a unity the vast nature of empire led to problems with government and had already split into several khanates by the time of Kublai s death These smaller dynasties lasted for various amounts of time but they all ultimately decreased in size over time