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Your Honor, i would like to begin by stating that my client, the people of China, faced severe and harsh punishment during the time that they under control by the Mongols. We have gathered evidence that sheds light on the Mongol atrocities against the people of the east, during this trial you will find how destructive and barbaric the Hordes of the Mongols truly were. My clients will now provide their experiences.

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a farmer in a small village in china

empty land which was once his home

the sound of horse hooves meant death

set fire to the village and many homes

terrorized elders and children since they were weaker

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a woman in china

everything was one fire- houses, streets, the ground

soldiers hurried into their town, on horseback, destroying anything in their path

left disease across the whole town

not many people were able to recover and many died

searched for food but there was none

peoples concept of god and religious beliefs vanished

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One thing abolished while the Mongolian rule was the obstruction of the civil service exam.

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The mongols disrespected and pushed aside the beliefs and traditions of the Chinese, creating disruption.

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the mongols deprived the chinese from food, neglecting their needs

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mongolian armies used terror to force kingdoms into submission

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the mongols sent armies to kill entire populations after taking over the kingdom

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after the mongols took china and dismantled the civil service exams, chinese people were banned from taking part and having any positions in the government. because of this china was reshaped purely under what the mongols wanted and the people lost any, if not all influence over their land. they dropped in social classes and some rights were even restricted to only mongol people

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the Mongols, on horseback, destroying a Chinese civilization

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because of how violent and barbaric the mongols were, every time they would conquer land they would raid, pillage, and burn villages and farms until there was nothing left. this not only created great distrust and hatred against the mongol overlords, but it also caused economic and agricultural destruction. farms were burnt and destroyed and food shortages became common. under the mongols many starved.

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in the 1300s the chinese had grown tired of the treatment from the mongols and rebelled, later overthrowing the mongols and created their own dynasty

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the chinese rebelling against the mongols cruel ways

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after conquering villages, towns, and cites, the Mongol Hordes would often times use prisoners captured and taken from conquered areas as meat shields when facing the Chinese armies. they did this not only to put fear into the hearts of the enemy, but to also try and get them not to fire so that they wouldn't have to end lives of their own men and women. it also meant that the invading Mongol forces would have greater protection and that (if they had still chosen to fire) the Chinese would be lower on ammunition (arrows), therefore making Mongol advances easier.