Monday, December 8, 2008

7th Grade: Mongol Empire Blog Response

Answer the following question in four to five sentences.

Was Mongol rule good or bad for China? Explain your opinion using evidence.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think it was a great period of time when the mongols were in because they brought more than the country together. It was also good because there would be a lot of cultural diffusion, and when there is cultural diffusion there are a lot of good ideas. Also it was so big that they could let people come in into there country freely, without having any threat. That is why I think it was a good idea.

Anonymous said...

The Mongol rule was good for china because it helped china gain more land for the silk roads. It also helped them spread their inventions like the compass and the gunpowder. They also had allot of the Chinese government kept as is before they even came, like the government. They also made a capital in Beijing. That is why the Mongol take over was good for China.

Anonymous said...

It was good because it they really didn't change a lot of stuff and they took out stuff that they really didn't need,They opened up China to the rest of Asia. They did good things like expanded the Great Canal,built pavements,and other etc.

Anonymous said...

I think it was VERY good for China to let the Mongols rule. I think it was good for China because the Mongols gave China some great ideas that they would have never had if the Mongols didn't tae over. Some examples would be the Foreign contact without foreign contact people would always have to stay in our own country and wouldn't be able to go to Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa,or even South America! That is why it is very good the Mongols took over the Chinese.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think it was good that Mongols ruled. Trade and travel was safe. They would have a stronger army because the Mongol leaders were strong. Because the Mongols were strong the people would listen. That is why they ruled all of Asia.

Anonymous said...

I think that Mongol rule was good for China. First the Mongols established trade from over seas with more civilizations. Second Mongol rule made trading on land safe. Third the Mongols let people from other civilizations into China. Letting people into China showed the world what China was and how it was good because of Mongol rule.

Anonymous said...

I think that the Mongol empire was better for China because the Mongols opened up China to the world and let cultural diffusion in. They also made new inventions and contributions such as, paper, gunpowder, and porcelain. The Mongols let Confucian ideas stay strong and the Mongol officials adopted Confucius ideas in the government. Kublai Khan rebuilt the grand canal and extended it 135 miles north up to Bejing. He even made Beijing and Hangzhou together using a paved highway. Noticeably the Mongol Empire did a lot of things that made China a big success.

Anonymous said...

I think that the Mongol rule was good for China because first, it made China's trade expand. It also expanded its borders. It also opened it up a little so that people from the outside could come into China. All in all, I think it was good for China.

Anonymous said...

During the period of time that the mongols ruled was a good time for China. First of all trade increased. This was a result of China opening up more and welcoming in traders. Also because of this cultural diffusion was widened out. Secondly the Empire was more united. Instead of several civilizations in China Central Asia was under rule by one emperor and they were a unified Empire. All in all China needed the Mongol's to step in and be good leaders and that is exactly what they did. Mongol rule was good for Central Asia.

Anonymous said...

I think it was good because the rebuilt the Great Canal, pavements, silk roads, they brought China together, they also let people come in China without any order, they also made the Capital of Biejing, thats why Mogol's took over China witch was a really good thing to do.

Anonymous said...

I think that the Mongol empire was a good thing for China because it became more open to the world. The reason was because the Kublia Khan let many foreign people come to China and trade. Also China had many of there trade routes rebuild which made it safer for people to trade. China also encouraged sea trade were many of China's ships crossed over lots of seas. Also helped keep in contact with all of foreign people and cultures like India and Persia

Anonymous said...

it was good for china because mongol leaders kept there culture and traditions
so this means that when you keep there culture and there traditions they feel comfort under the rule of the mongols

Anonymous said...

It was good for china. During Mongol rule it became safer and easier to trade. They sent scholars to teach confucian. China became open to the world. They welcomed foreign visitors. That is my opinion.

Anonymous said...

I believe the mongol rule was good for china! I believe it was good for them because trade increased during that time. Cultural diffusion also increased during that of rule. Also it was a time when foreigners can come to china. It also brought people and other places together. They also built the great canal that extended very far. these are the reasons why i believe the mongol rule was very very very very good for China...!!!!!!! :] :] :]

Anonymous said...

I think that the mongol rule was a good idea because they were the ones that conquered china so they can make it China bigger and it helped it to gain more land and silk for the silk roads so they had more cultural diffusion and gave china more ideas it was also easier to trade and it was safer. Inventions and Contributions were some things that was new. Those were some things that the Mongols gave to China because without the Mongols China wouldn't really change as much.

Anonymous said...

I think it was good because they brought China back to there feet. Kublai Khan opened China to the world for trading. They helped China by different invented like gunpowder, the compass, and a lot more. They gave ideas such as porcelain and tea. With all these great ideas and inventions, it brought China back up to a great economy and country.

Anonymous said...

I think it was a good thing for china to have mongol leaders because, The Mongols opened up china for foreigners to come in and trade with cultural
de-fusion. Also, China was a much safer place, before in china it was unsafe to come close to the border without being threat or killed. Also, The Mongols let Chinese people still follow there religion and their customs if needed. Last but not least, The Mongols Had almost all of asia as there land with many different khanates. That is why I believe that china was a better place when the Mongol's Ruled.

Anonymous said...

I think that the Mongol rule was good for China because they got people to visit from different areas. They also increased trade witch was good for culture diffusion. The mongols invented the wood block,compass, and gunpowder to help the Chinese people. The mongols also kept the capital of Beijing. The mongols helped expanding the empire. This is why I think the Mongols were good for China.

Anonymous said...

The Mongol's ruled good because they gained more land for China. They had also kept many old features. They made new trading routes. They had great inventions that they made. They also got more foreigners to come into their empire. They had invented wood block printing and movable typing which made books and letters get published faster. They also made the compass which made trading faster and safer. That is why i think that the Mongol's had ruled good.

Anonymous said...

Mongol rule was good for China because China advanced in many ways. For example trade increased because more people from foreign countries came to China. Also there was many inventions that China had like paper which helped them write books and it proceeded to be the invention of paper money which it made it easier to buy things. Also the invention of the compass made sea traveling much easier and safer. Also they had good government which helped them control China. With the Mongols China expanded its borders and became a huge and powerful empire under one Mongol ruler. Mongol rule made a good change to China

Anonymous said...

I think the Mongols were good for China because they opened up new doors for china such as trade. If the mongols did not come around they would have been in a shell for so long they would not have known what was going on. The mongos improved a lot of things in China. They invented move able type and lots of other things such as kublia khan . He got china more land.

Anonymous said...

The Mongol rule was a good for China because it expanded it borders. Many people from the outside of China started to come like Marco Polo he was from Italy. There was a lot of cultural diffusion. They made trade and travel safer on the silk road, the silk road were a big thing in china. They established trade on the sea that made more trade for China. Kublai Khan rebuilt the Great Canal. That is why I think it was a good time for china.

Anonymous said...

It was a really great period of time for China when the Mongol Ascendancy happened because the mongols let people from other countries and cities come into their empire freely. Another thing they did was that they increased cultural diffusion and increased foreign contact through cultural diffusion. China's silk roads were also expanded when they were ruling. I think the Mongol Ascendancy was a really good thing that happened in China history.

Anonymous said...

I think the Mongol rule was good for China. I think this because they conquered all of Asia and made the biggest empire ever without loosing control. They had a leader for every of the four sections. Most of China's cultural diffusion happened under their rule. Kublia Khan did not change to many of the chinese ideas so they did not revolt. That is why I think China was good under Mongol rule.

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Anonymous said...

great period of time

Anonymous said...

Hi, Its Jaclyn sorry I was not here today because I am sick. I probably will be going to school on Tuesday. Also what pages did we read in class today and is there any work that i can do. I am also going to come to school early, to make up my work.

Anonymous said...

I think the Mongol's rule, was good for China in many different ways. For example the trade increased a lot, trading things they have surplus of, and getting supplies they have less of. Also, the invention of paper money so people will go to far away places and not have to carry heavy things like gold, so that was a good thing. ANother thing is they expanded the boarder and almost has all of Asia. That is why the Mongol rule was a good thing for China.