How did the Mongols respond to the different religions that were practiced in Persia? The Mongols were tolerant of the different religions. The Mongols named Buddhism as the official religion of Persia. The Mongols named Christianity as the official religion of Persia.

They avoided washing their clothes because they were afraid of the gods punishment…

Ultimately, though, the failure of their military campaigns became a key factor leading to the weakening and eventual demise of the Mongol empire in China. Among the failed campaigns were two naval campaigns against Japan — one in 1274 and one in 1281 — both of which turned into complete fiascos.

At its greatest extent it included all of modern-day Mongolia, China, parts of Burma, Romania, Pakistan, Siberia, Ukraine, Belarus, Cilicia, Anatolia, Georgia, Armenia, Persia, Iraq, Central Asia, and much or all of Russia. Many additional countries became tributary states of the Mongol Empire.

Mongolian shamanism is centered on the worship of the tngri (gods) and the highest Tenger (“Heaven”, “God of Heaven”, or “God”), also called Qormusta Tengri. In the Mongolian folk religion, Genghis Khan is considered one of the embodiments, if not the main embodiment, of the supreme God.

The Mongolians revived the Silk Road and established peace throughout their extensive trade routes, leading to the so-called Pax Mongolia. Many Europeans, most famously Marco Polo, travelled to Yuan China and observed Chinese cultural and technological innovations.

Aside from facilitating trade, the Mongol influence also improved the communication along the Silk Road by establishing a postal relay system. The Mongols culturally enhanced the Silk Road by allowing people of different religions to coexist.

The spread of papermaking was also influenced by the route. This production method spread from China through much of central Asia as a direct result of the route itself. Architecture, town planning, as well as music and art from many different cultures were transported along the Silk Road.

Established when the Han Dynasty in China officially opened trade with the West in 130 B.C., the Silk Road routes remained in use until 1453 A.D., when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with China and closed them.

According to Chinese myth, sericulture and the weaving of silk cloth was invented by Lady Hsi-Ling-Shih, the wife of the mythical Yellow Emperor who is said to have ruled China in about 3,000 BC. Hsi-Ling-Shi is credited with both introducing sericulture and inventing the loom upon which silk is woven.

The Silk Road was a digital bazaar for illegal goods and services from drugs to guns to hitmen. Buyers and sellers could only visit the website through a browser called Tor—a network designed to conceal its users’ locations. The FBI worked with federal and state partners to find the Silk Road.

Ross Ulbricht