Mongol Dbq

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The Mongols are famous for the largest land territory ever conquered. They are even more famous for the tortious acts when conquering land. As one witness the torturous acts, one realizes they performed the definition of terrorism and performed terrorism acts several times throughout their short rule. Therefore, the Mongols guilty of terrorism because they performed several acts of terrorism. The Mongols threatened towns and countries into coercion, one of the definitions of terrorism. One of the military tactics of the Mongols was called political terror. The Mongols would allow relinquishment on the Mongols’ terms. If refused, the Mongols would wage war and kill most of the townspeople, only sparing a handful of skilled workers and people to spread the word of their terror. They also burned the cities to the ground. This was viewed as a threat, as the townspeople were not spared and their culture and livelihood would be gone because their city burned down. These actions threatened other countries and towns. Fearful of the Mongols’ genocide, …show more content…
The political reasons for their conquests were to stop trade disruption by China’s trading policy and improve environmental issues happening within the steppe. The Mongols’ use of violence by raiding and plundering Xixia in 1209 C.E. pressured Xixia to surrender to Genghis Khan and his army. Soon, the methods of violence extended to the Jin Empire in 1211 C.E. In 1226 - 1266 C.E, 18 million reported killed in the conquest of northern Chinese territory, estimated by Kublai Khan himself. The amount of violence the Chinese faced because of the Mongols forced them to concede their territory as they could not afford any more losses on their side. The Mongols’ conquest of China shows the uses of violence to pressure countries into surrendering for the sake of political