The written evidence

The written evidence

The written evidence in chapter 11 depicts the Mongols as destructive barbarians. Their conquests in Northern China, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East led to massive destruction of culture and property. Some of the cities attacked by the Mongols armies include Herat, Kyiv, Merv, Lahore, Samarkand and Balkh. The troops would kill thousands of people while destroying the cities by burning them down. I believe that pictorial and written content depicts the Mongols as barbarians. In the picture called, In the Face of Catastrophe, we see a man holding a sphere and stubbing a dying man. The picture shows how cruel the Mongols were (pg. 485).

Another picture that depicts the Mongols as barbarians is the picture of a Mongol warrior, as shown in the Ming-dynasty Chinese painting retrieved from a mounted Mongol archer. The picture depicts the horse as a harsh man. The Mongols used the horses to fight. A good example is how they could attack Russia during winter with the horses.

Work Cited

Strayer, Robert W. and Eric W. Nelson. Ways of the World with Sources. Volume 1, 4th Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2019. Chapter 11, pg. 483, 485.