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Mongol Conquests of Northern China (1211-1214)

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In their conquest of Northern China they sacked and destroyed Northern China on a massive scale. This was the first of their many brutal conquests.

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These are the trade routes that were in China under the Mongolian control. 

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Although China had connections before mongol rule, the connections were deepened by the safety secured by the mongols along the silk road. Trade was supported under Mongol rule more than it was under Confucian rule, making the Chinese more wealthy and prosperous.

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Mongolian Negative Effects on the Chinese

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Mongolian Negative Effects on the Chinese

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- killed and did naughty things to Chinese women
- destruction and plundering of Northern China
- treated locals like slaves, demanding bribes for service, ordering arbitrary executions
- law discriminated against Chinese, gave them the most severe punishments
- ignored examination system based off merit, relied on foreigners like Muslims from Central Asia and Middle East

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-China was unified
-Mongols were legitimate rulers: Yuan dynasty
-Improved roads
-Lowered Taxes
-Limited the death penalty and torture
-Built canals
-Supported scholars and artists
-Supported agriculture
-Supported merchants
-Connected them deeper to the rest of the world under mongol rule

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This map shows the routes that the Mongols took on their conquest of China. 

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All of these routes start from the same location in Mongolia and show the location where the Mongols went to conquer that civilization. Some of the conquests ended after 1 location but some routes contained multiple conquests of different civilizations.