Ap World History Dbq Essay

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Genghis Khan had conquered north China and Persia, which was located in the Middle East. The impact of Mongol invasion between China and the Middle East had resulted in similar political implementation in which Mongols administered conquered regions. Similarly, the Mongols were tolerant of beliefs held by the Persians and Chinese. However, there were also different social privileges between China and the Middle East which allowed the Mongols to integrate into Persian society, but not Chinese society. The Middle East and China had a similar political implementation which involved Mongols administering the conquered regions (SIM). The reason for this similarity in Chinese and Persian societies was because the Mongols were conquerors and not …show more content…
The Mongols had integrated into Persian society when many Mongols began to convert to Islam (EV-M). Not to mention, Mongols had also practiced Eurasian integration which relocated talented individuals to places where they could make the most use (EV-M). On the contrary, Mongols did not assimilate to Chinese society as Mongol rule outlawed intermarriage between the Mongols and Chinese (EV-C). In addition to outlawing intermarriage, the Mongols forbade the Chinese from learning Mongol language (EV-C). Lastly, the Mongols raped women and made it difficult for upward mobility for the Chinese and considered exterminating the Chinese and making China a pastureland for their horses (EV-C). The reason for this difference in the Middle East was because the Mongols made important concessions to local interests, the Persians, while the Mongols had resented China because the Chinese had killed Genghis Khan’s father (DC). Consequently, Mongols slowly integrated into Persian society when Mongols began to convert to Islam while Mongols had only came to China to establish their dominance by raping women and administering the conquered region