Their nomadic lifestyle, families, and wealth made them appear as respectable people. Primarily because the rich culture was described in such a positive manner, Europeans developed a new interest in the people east of them. The results of this include the spread of the compass, papermaking, and printing to Europe which had not occurred before Polo’s book. An instigator¬¬¬ of communication between two completely separate places, Marco Polo made Yuan China and Mongol
Early in history China and the Middle East were two of the greatest and most prominent regions. The two as great as they were came under the rule of the Mongols. The political effects of Mongol rule on China and the Middle East were similar in the leadership present, but differed in the administrators used. The economic effects of Mongol rule on China and the Middle East were similar in that both regions were forced to give up money, but differed in their presence of an economy. The political effects of Mongol rule in China and the Middle East were similar in their leadership.
In Pax Mongolia the origins of the peace were slightly different. Instead of policies enacted it was the conquering of lands under Genghis Khan. But more importantly it was the connection of the Silk Road from Asia to Europe. Gunpowder, porcelain, and paper making were goods that came to the West because of the Silk Road. Political stability of Mongol rule also helped the Silk Road flourish as well as Pax Mongolia to come about.
The Mongol rule on Russia and China initially affected both civilizations in a beneficial way, but at times the economies of both civilizations were in devastating conditions. The arrival of the Mongols in Both Russia and China changed both governments juristically. Some of the changes politically were very similar. For example the
The formation and conquests of the Mongol Empire through the 1200’s-1300’s was very influential both politically and economically on the states of China and Russia in various ways. The Chinese were initially economically stable, and experienced a period of further economical success under the Mongol rule due to various improvements instituted by the Mongols that helped encourage trade. However, overspending eventually majorly contributed to its demise. Dissimilarly, Russia’s economy was falling apart at the seams, and the Mongol arrival helped relatively stabilize it. In both Russia and China, however, the Mongols dominated the government.
The British introduced a parliamentary system of government to the Indians. As stated in document 3 by Romesh Dutt, “Englishman has given the people of India the greatest human blessing – peace.” They have introduced Western Education. This has brought an ancient and civilized nation in touch with modern thought, modern sciences, and modern life. This means that the British have positively affected India because they brought over their knowledge and educated the natives, which results in more skilled workers. They also modernized India with their economic system of Mercantilism, and their parliamentary form of government.
Through research it is noticeable that the Jews had important contributions in the Silk Road in many areas such as the business activities, and also spread the Jewish religion and culture throughout the areas involved. When researching many of the sources and materials point the Chinese as the key influence of the Silk Road, and this can be argued because it was named after the silk coming out of china which was extremely profitable, and desired. Through research it was also pointed out specifically in Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Noelle Watson, Sharon La Boda, & Paul Schellinger who showed that while it was the Chinese merchants that carry silk and other items from the east, “they sold or bartered their goods to the Asian middlemen who in turn traded the merchandise to Persians, Syrians, and Jewish merchants” which then sold the good throughout the Roman Empire. This is the
J.M. Roberts also mentioned, “In its relations with the rest of the world, the Mongol empire came to show the influences of China in its fundamental presuppositions” (p. 85). Not only did the Mongol created the fundamental development into creating a diverse place for China; it also introduced and influenced other countries to become
This heritage and culture that was shaped helped to bring the Vietnamese together and make them more nationalistic. Because of this nationalism, the Vietnamese rebelled many times against the Chinese rule. None of the rebellions were successful but they strengthened the identity and cultural values of the
They would kick the Indian out of their land and take it for their own, The United States quickly became one of the twentieth century’s most powerful nations after settling more than three million square miles of rich, diverse land. But despite all the riches it came at a great cost and destruction to the American Indians. The warfare between the US and the Indians began as early as 1809 and lasted until 1890, to which the Indians losing and being forced to live on reservations. Despite military involvement in early wars with the Indians, the final conquest was the white settlers wrestling land from them. One conflict was the gold rush of 1849, where some gold was found in what is now California, and millions of settlers went west to get rich on gold, and in the process fought with the Spanish who lived out there, and then killed many Indians who also settled in that land.