THE MONGOLS

• How did Mongol migratory patterns affect their production and distribution?

  • Their nomadic lifestyle meant they relied heavily on animal husbandry for sustenance and trade. This lifestyle allowed them to move with their herds, adapting to changing environmental conditions and exploiting new grazing areas. Consequently, their production focused on goods like livestock, furs, and other animal products. In terms of distribution, their extensive trade networks, particularly along the Silk Road, facilitated the exchange of goods across vast territories, connecting different regions and cultures
• Mongols

  • They exhibited greater egalitarianism compared to many other societies
  • Their nomadic lifestyle fostered a sense of equality among tribes, as survival and success depended on cooperation rather than rigid social hierarchies
  • Their society emphasized meritocracy, where individuals were rewarded based on their skills and contributions rather than their birth or status
  • This allowed talented individuals from any background to rise to positions of power and influence
  • Their legal code, the Yassa, promoted principles of fairness and equality under the law, ensuring that all members of society were treated justly
• Which policies did Genghis Khan use to unite the Mongol confederation?

  • Promoted peopel based on merit rather than family position
  • he brought lower classes of conqeuered ppl into his tribe while dispossesing the leaders of the conquered clan
• How did adaptability help the Mongols build their empire? Please give at least two examples.

  • they became experts at seiege warfare by interrogating prisoners 
  • adopted gunpowder
  • built ships to attack japan
• How did the Mongol Empire affect trade and exchange across Eurasia (and even parts of Africa)?

  • silk road trading routes had fallen into disuse but the mongols valued trade bc they could tax it so they slowly reinvigorated the silk road back
  • the mongols increased communication thru eurasia by developing the yam system
  • cusine went around
  • forceably relocated ppl who were useful to them
  • tolerant of different religions
• What was the Yam System?

  • horses and riders that could quickly relay information
• How did the Mongols recruit people to work for them? What world-historical effect did this have?

  • they forceably relocated ppl who were useful to them
  • this had a significant world-historical effect by facilitating the exchange of ideas, technologies, and cultures across Eurasia during the Mongol Empire's rule, known as the Pax Mongolica
• What did the Mongols have to do with the Black Death?

  • by opening up trade, they also allowed more room for disease to travel
  • the fleas and rats on ships trading to europe
• Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.

  • The expansion of empires, such as the Mongols, often facilitated trade and communication by establishing vast networks of roads, ensuring safe passage for merchants, and promoting cultural exchange through administrative policies that encouraged interaction among diverse peoples
• How would you describe the role the Mongols played in Afro-Eurasian trade between about 1200 and 1350?

  • The Mongols played a pivotal role by creating the largest contiguous land empire in history. They effectively controlled key trade routes, such as the Silk Road, which allowed for the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies between East and West, contributing to the prosperity and cultural enrichment of various regions under their rule
• • established largest land-based empire of all time
• netowrk of exchange increased significantly

  • silk roads flourished
  • encouraged international trade
  • facilitated an. unprecedented increase in communication and cooperation across their empire
• facilitated technological and cultural transfers

  Technological

  • created conditions for transfer of Greek and Islamic medical knowledge to Western Europe

  Cultural

  • adopted the Uyghur script (language)