Mongol Debate

Hello Classmates,

Since I am not able to attend tomorrow, I want to post my debate points here.

Here they are:

Key Points for Mongol Debate

For the Mongols:

-Mongols have great compassion for one another, and thus, their unity is strong. Many cultures could learn from their sense of togetherness, and community.

-Once ruling China, the Mongols adapted their cultures, including their Mandate of Heaven. In their capital, Karakorum, they had centers for many religions, allowing for an open and safe place for worship for all believers.

-One Mongol leader for China, Menggu, was particularly a great leader, as he embraced peace and safety for all his people. When locusts ruined vegetation in Xiang and Wei, many people wanted to flee their homes for lack of food, but Menggu convinced many to stay because he let them stay in their homes without paying the government their taxes. When he died, he left his sons nothing, because he had been such a selfless leader for all his people; thus, his sons were to adapt this very way of leading.

-Because Mongol rulers allowed exchanging of goods and skills between Europe and China, Europe was able to develop into the superpower they eventually became. Some may say this is bad, but hey! We all wouldn’t be here if this hadn’t happened, so I will make it a positive.

Against the Mongols:

-The mass slaughtering of the Russians. The Mongols went into Russia, and not only killed men, women, children, nuns, priests, and the like, but they also raped the women and girls of these families (sometimes in front of the families). And the way they killed the Russians was awful as well: setting people one fire, and with swords.

-Although, once in China, the Mongols did do great things, and some of the leaders that followed Chinggis Khan were peaceful, the fact of the matter is, that the Mongols did invade, kill, and overtake the Chinese peoples.

-Chinggis Khan’s saying was, “Whoever submits shall be spared, but those who resist, they shall be destroyed with their wives, children, and dependents . . . so that the others who hear and see should fear and not act the same.” That kind of sums it all up.

-Once they took over a civilization, they would make those people act as laborers: making roads, bridges, and carrying their supplies over long distances. They would also absorb these new people into their own army, and use them to take over other civilizations.