Mongols Debate

The Mongols are not given the same recognition as other civilizations. As noted in a previous blog post, people of color have historically been illustrated as beastly beings and I find it as no surprise that historians must have found the  Mongols along with people of the Americas and Africa as animalistic and unworthy of recognition. What I find so frustrating is that the Mongols are an example of a culture composed of people of color with a culture and history is so distinctive and valuable and it’s unfortunate it has not always been viewed as such.The Mongols, like the Conquistadores were ruthless and vicious to get what they wanted but unlike the European Conquistadors, the Mongols remain with a horrible, barbaric reputation when both achieved comparable atrocities. The Mongols deserve respect not for the horrendous actions they achieved but for the fact that they too were a well functioning civilization. The Mongols unlike the Conquistadors did not force any religion onto any vast group they encountered.Although the Mongols maintained a nomadic civilization, it was a civilization nonetheless as it preserved the values of any other civilizations. A civilization is defined as a place and OR society that reaches an advanced stage of societal development and organization and the Mongols should be deemed as such.