Chapter 11

This was the first time that Ive read or learned about the Mongols. After reading I was surprised that I had not in any other history class because the Mongols played a major part in uniting Eurasia. They supported trade by creating a massive network and that allowed Europe to get China's ideas and technology. For the first time paper money and banking was introduced. The reason the Mongols had a very powerful military was because they forced people to fight and if they refused they would kill them and it is hard for people to respect them. The Mongols conquered and took over China and had the largest land base in all of human history.
I thought it was really amazing that there was gender equality. Women had rights and were allowed to fight in the military. I also liked reading that they did not force anyone to follow their culture or religion. Overall the Mongols had a lot of accomplishments in a short period of time.