BLOG 11: Chapter 11 - Pastoral Peoples on The Global Stage

The "Day of Mongolian Pride" was celebrated in the late 2012 by the Central Asian nation of Mongolia. This day represents the birth of Chinggis Khan known for being an epic hero of the country 850 years earlier. Chinggis Khan is celebrated by most Monoglian peoples because he is the creator of an empire, a economical and cultural promoter.

Mongols played an important role in the Eurasian world during the thirteenth and fourteenth century. They left an indelible mark on the historical development of the entire Afro-Eurasian hemisphere and particularly on the agricultural civilization.

Looking back and Looking Around: The Long History of Pastoral People

11,500 years ago, Pastoral people used to live in more favored environment where farming and animals helped civilizations to become more impressive. These people lived in an economy that thought them how to utilize blood, milk, wool, meat of animals and etc to occupy lands that couldn't support agricultural societies. At that time, to go to a place, horses, camels, goats and much more were available. It was the only way to travel from a place to another. As a result, Pastoral people had a big impact in the Afro-Eurasian world, because most animals were domesticated. The economy would have never been that powerful as it is if it wasn't for the animals.

The World of Pastoral Societies

What made Pastoral Societies different from others is that they usually have less productive economies and they only supported smaller populations than did agricultural societies. Pastoral People lived in small and widely scattered encampments rather than in cities, towns or even villages. Women had a higher status and were a greater role in public life than their counterparts in agricultural civilization. All Women were involved in productive labor as well as having domestic responsibly for children and food. They frequently served as political advisers and were active in military affairs as well. These Mongolian Women were able too ride and gallop skillfully as men. To resume, women were and had important roles in the World of Pastoral Societies.

Pastoralists were very connected with their agricultural neighbors. These people could live solely from the products of their animals and then later have access to more items from urban workshops and farming communities. Following that The Mongol Empire of the thirteenth century became the most recent empire to be the largest in a long time. TheMongol Empire was in charge by a single individual named Chinggis Khan.

- The Mongols with China, Persia and Russia.

 Toward a World Economy

The Mongol trading circuit was a central element in an even larger commercial network that linked much of Afro-Eurasian world in the thirteenth century. Within the Mongol Empire itself, relationships   developed between Persia and China.

As a result the Mongol Empire is very significant because no other empire has has such lasting effect upon the western world. Till this day, groups of the Middle East still discuss the Mongols. Within decades they built a random region literally in the middle of nowhere to become an invincible superpower. Like all great empires of the world, they had a lot of blood in their hands. Although, their contributions to human existence through new ideas in trade, science and art have shaped today's  history.