LESSON 10.9 Was there peace under Mongol rule?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to identify which aspects of the Mongol expansion led to relatively short-term change compared to those that led to longer-term change within Chinese society.
Tune in Almost all traders during this period would be travelling in ‘caravans’, large convoys of traders and craftspeople who travelled together for safety. They would stay at caravanserai like the one shown in SOURCE1 . Before setting out on their journey, what decisions do you think they made about: • provisions such as food and water • the animals they chose for different terrain (desert, mountain, etc.).
SOURCE1 Selim Caravanserai was a resting point for traders along the Silk Road. It was built in 1332 and demonstrates the growth of Mongolian technology from their nomadic roots. Many of these caravanserai were built to give traders shelter along their travel.
10.9.1 Pax Mongolica The rule of the khans led to a period in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries of relative peace across their realm. This peace, referred to later by western scholars as Pax Mongolica (the Mongolian peace), broke down the walls separating the great civilisations of Europe from those in the Middle East and Asia. With peace ensured by the Mongols from Europe to the far east, traders could move freely and share ideas and goods from across the continent. This, combined with the Yassa (Great Law) which punished wrong-doers and ensured religious freedom for all, made the four khanates an ideal space for many cultures to grow and thrive. European merchants
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