Bubba Joiner Mongol Empire Project

Bubba Joiner
1/17/14
Block A


Journal Entry #1
Mongol Empire Expedition September 14, 1271 A.D.

            I have heard many bad things about the Mongol Empire.  They have made me very hesitant about whether or not I should really go on with this expedition.  I have heard things such as, Mongols kill Tartars taller than a wagon axle, then take the children and raise the children as their own.  And Mongol children are raised to fight battles on horses, and their skill on horses are very feared throughout all of Asia.  I have even heard that Genghis Khan, the first Mongol leader, has been in prison and escaped by using a wooden collar as a club to kill a guard and escape.  All these stories make the Mongol people sound very violent, and they make me uneasy about embarking on my journey.  

Journal Entry #2

Mongol Empire Expedition December 13, 1291 A.D.

            After I have almost accomplished my expedition across Asia I have realized that not all of the Mongols are bloodthirsty killers.  Especially Genghis Khan, he had a canal built to connect the North and South China.  North and South China were very separated at one point in time.  This canal helped connect culture and trade for China.  I did not find out that the Mongols allowed other cultures and religions to be practiced in their empire.  It seems very peaceful here, I have never ran into thieves or bandits on my journey across Asia.  That's one thing that I absolutely love about this empire, you are totally safe.  And also they have many luxuries that I haven't seen ever in Venice, an example is the amount of gold that they have.  From my experience, the Mongols, in general, have good intentions for their people.  I enjoyed my experience in the Mongol Empire.  

Journal Entry #3

May 17, 2012

            Opinions toward the Mongol Empire have changed throughout history.  Many say that all the Mongols were good for was slaughtering people that they came into contact with.  Many other say that they made trading in modern day China better.  I think that they just simply didn't like the people to disagree with them, so they killed them.  They did help trade in China, and I believe that they are probably one of the more underrated empires of that time period.  Yes, they did kill thousands, but personally I think that they did more good than bad.  An easy person to connect the Mongol Empire with is Julius Caesar.  He ruled over Rome as a dictator for many years.  Even though he killed thousands of people in his quest to gain power, he had good intentions for Rome.  Like Genghis Khan,  people also criticize Caesar for being a bloodthirsty tyrant.



Works Cited:

"Genghis Khan." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.

Blunden, Caroline, and Mark Elvin. Cultural Atlas of China. New York: Facts on File, 1983. Print. 

Allan, Tony, ed. The Mongol Conquests. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1989. Print.

World History: Patterns of Interaction. N.p.: n.p., 2012. Print.