Dbq on Mongols

From the time of Genghis Khan through the Yuan dynasty, there were many changes and continuities. These changes and continuities took place in areas under Mongol influence between the rule of Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan. Economic, political, religious, architectural and social changes occurred from Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan. For example, they changed from nomadic to urbanized and started trading, with the opening of the silk road again. Other than changes, religious, economic and political continuities did exist after Genghis Khan and into Kublai Khan, which included the continuous worship of Genghis Khan and the way the military acted and conquered.

Under Genghis Khan, the Mongolian empire was able to expand from china to the Caspian sea, which was relatively the same size of America. The Mongols under Genghis Khan were brutal but that created a successful military based on speed and archery. The Mongols were seen as harsh, barbaric people that massacred to conquer, they were viewed this way by Europeans at the time. The economic system of Genghis Khan was not one of strength and stability, rather one that was based on conquering and expanding throughout Asia. Religion remained constant under Genghis Khan's rule, believing in a sky god as well as Genghis Khan himself. When Genghis Khan passed away, the dynasty was divided into 4 Khanates, which were ruled by his 4 sons. They each over took a piece of the dynasty causing a change in government, Before they only had a single ruler and thousands of miles of land to rule, but that then changed making their form of government more effective due to the fact that it was harder to rule the vast dynasty with just one ruler.

The pax Mongolia brought about changes to the Mongolian empire created by Genghis Khan. Religious changes were brought, people were now able to believe in any religion, the Mongols were very religious tolerance. Socially, the Mongols changed from being nomadic to settling down in the lands they...