How did the Mongols affect China. by SOPHIA PEREZ

Ecomomics

perezsop003_1 — 2024-10-08 18:29:42 UTC

The Mongols reopened the Silk Road, Kublai Khan introduced paper money to the Chinese. Mongols also allowed foreign merchets and traders into East China.

Technology

perezsop003_1 — 2024-10-08 18:29:57 UTC

The Mongols spread gunpowder, improved printing methods and promoted cultural exchange in China.

Interaction with the Environment

2024-10-08 18:32:35 UTC

The Mongols took major urban development projects, particularly under Kublai Khan's rule. They rebuilt and grew cities, most importantly establishing Dadu, their capital. This expansion shifted the landscape and changed how Chinese society interacted with the newly built environment.

Culture

2024-10-08 18:33:18 UTC

Despite conflicts of cultural erosion, Chinese civilization adapted well while the Mongol's took over. The Yuan dynasty made mixes of traditional Chinese culture, Mongol customs, and foreign influences, leading to a revitalization in areas like art, literature, and science. This blend of cultures continued until the fall of the Yuan dynasty and the rise of the Ming dynasty.

Socially

2024-10-08 18:49:52 UTC

The Mongold brought a new social hierarchy to China where the Mongols were at the top and the Chinese lesser and closer to the bottom. They also changed the civil service exam which affected the paths to government positions. As well as that they changed the status that merchants had and out them higher up.

How did the Chinese recover from the Mongols

perezsop003_1 — 2024-10-09 18:07:34 UTC

The Chinese recovered from Mongol rule by resisting their control, establishing the Ming dynasty, and expelling the Mongols from China.

Politically

2024-10-09 18:43:24 UTC

The Mongols brought an new age to the Chinese called the Yuan Dynasty. They also made a lot of new changes to the overall structure the Chinese had including changing the civil service exam, changing the governmental institutions, and created a new hierarchal system. The Mongols strengthened imperial authority and created a legacy in the increased imperial power. As well they weakened Confucian beliefs.

What evidence from the source can prove that the Mongols were a negative force?

perezsop003_1 — 2024-10-15 18:08:41 UTC

One evidence from our sources that Mongols were a negative force was the forced change in the environment, causing many people like farmers to be impacted negatively.

population after the mongols invaded

2024-10-15 18:38:24 UTC

The population dropped from about 120 million people to around 60 million people in china this means that the mongols got rid of around 50% of the popoulation.