The Mongols were a Central Asian nomadic tribe. They had a huge impact on Chinese history. Their impacts were beneficial and destructive. Some people believed that The Mongols had both a beneficial and destructive impact at the same time. Some people viewed The Mongols as a beneficial force.
Although similar with economic gain, the impact of the Mongols on China and Persia differed with assimilation. The reason for the difference was due to location. The impact of the Mongols on China and Persia were similar with economic gain. In Persia, the Mongols helped their economy. The wine production increased because the Mongols were fond of alcohol.
This left the tribes in the areas suddenly changing their view of British colonists from that of oppressors to peacekeepers. At first the British had come into the tribes land and simply said it was theirs, offering them nothing in return. However they did bring stability and unity to the once rival tribes. The British did two things, they united the tribes through a dislike or distrust of the colonists, but they also protected the tribes; be it from each other or western powers. Lord Curzon also helped improved the development of India, helping add around 6000 miles of railway to India’s network, and settling up a railway board.
I found this to be a great parallel to his overall goal of seeking to transform feudal Japan. Fukuzawa was a very intelligent mad, but in order for his intelligence to blossom it took dedication and strong-will. Fukuzawa understood that bringing Western ideas to Japan was going to be hard; but knew Japan would be so much better off if the country
The Chinese Open Door Policy was a major event in recent Chinese history, because The Open Door Policy that was argued for by John Hay’s Open Door Notes, advocated an impartial system of taxation to set up a system of equal trading rights, and prevented European nations from carving China into separate colonies. Although the Open Door Notes was not written with Chinese interests at heart, it greatly benefited China in the long run. The Open Door Notes was a very influential document in Chinese history. Written at the turn of the century by Secretary of State, John Hay, the Open Door Notes was a letter that was sent to all nations with interests in China. After acquiring the Philippines, the United States gained interest in the vast resources of Asia.
The Mongols amazing military strategy also played a part in their success. How the Mongols ruled conquered people also allowed them to grow their empire faster and more efficiently. As shown in Documents 1 and 2, the Mongols were very smart in how they conquered people. They used strategies and tactics that were unfamiliar to the people that they were conquering. Document 1, was written in the 13th century and is written from oral stories of the Mongols.
“And I gave a thousand handsome good things, which I had brought, in order that they might conceive affection, and more than that, might become Christians…,”1 By giving them goods, Columbus thought that they would convert to Christianity. Along with trying to convert the natives to Christianity, Columbus saw of all the resources there was in the Americas. He sets up trade with the Americas and also on the island of Villa de Navidad, he made a fort and left some men there to finish the fort and guard it. Columbus had a good relationship with the king of that land, but also says that if there were any conflicts that the men he
Many foreign invaders tried to conquer the empires of China for thousands of years, one of which was actually successful. The Mongols started invading parts of northern China during the Song Dynasty. The Mongols were especially focused on the success of trade and established safer trade routes for merchants to travel through. China always had trade routes for merchants to travel through and do business in, so the rulers of China overall didn’t drastically affect trade success until the later dynasties. Chinese rulers started to isolate themselves for other countries in order to stop westernization and promote their former cultures and traditions.
In an attempt to convert the English to Christians, Gregory the Great sent missionaries in Kent, England. Missionaries successfully converted the king of the England, who eventually promoted Christianity in England. John of Montecorvino was given by his superiors a mission in China in 1305 CE. He built a church in Beijing, and taught Christianity to the Chinese people, who were mostly never learned foreign religion. The mission was successful as most of
Were the Mongols really barbaric? The Mongols conquered a large amount of land within the time of power. They were also very structured and civilized in running their empire. During the early thirteenth century, throughout Eurasia, the Mongols proved not to be barbaric through cultural and social aspects, although their way of conquering was exceedingly brutal. Assuming that someone was to just look at the way Mongols ran things socially, they would probably believe that they are more non-barbaric than barbaric.