The conquests of the Mongols had a significant impact on Europe. What was it?
The significant impact the Mongols had on Europe was they unified 1/5 of the world under their rule. The Mongol chief named Temujin unified many tribes under his rule, and then began to infiltrate China, moving to Russia, and so on. By the time Mongol expansion was halted, Temujin (also called Genghis Khan) had conquered from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (pg. 328). However, the Mongolian conquest had crippled Muslim cities that "had preserved the heritage of even older civilizations (pg.328)", so much of their culture was lost.
I like how you consider multiple aspects of the Mongol conquests specifically in the context of trade and their impact on the Muslim empire.
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