Renovating or Destroying China?

Q:Was the Mongol rule good or bad for China?



In this case, the Mongol rule for China was both good and bad. When the Mongols conquered China using brutal force and power, a lot of things changed. China, once a beautiful elegant country was now being ruled by the strong ruler of Mongolia, Kublai Khan.

Much changed once Kublai came into rule. For one thing, China's government had changed greatly. Instead of having the experienced Chinese scholars as government officials, Kublai kicked them off and directed the Mongols to take their place. From there, government became very weak. I think this was bad because their government was quite weak without the former scholars. A strong government is needed in all kinds of civilizations to make the country strong and powerful. The Mongols didn't know how to rule and were guided by the Chinese. This may seam okay, but the Chinese didn't have a job now and became poor. This is very unfair to the Chinese because you can't just give someone the job. If that person is not fit for the job, why would you give it to him/her? That is just wrong.

Even though China slightly suffered under this point, they had a "golden age" under the economic point. Kublai allowed China to be open to the world and that's especially good because China could experience new things. From the other countries they could learn to use different goods and most importantly trade! This is very good because they could earn money and do so much more!

This was good because the villagers were able to follow and listen to the Mongol ruler. That way the villagers wouldn't be overly frightened and were willing to listen. In all, I think the Mongol rule was both good and bad. China got to experience new things that helped them evolve into a stronger country.



~ daphne chiang <3