Title: How Did the Mongol Invasions Affect Global History? - DailyHistory.org
Headings: How Did the Mongol Invasions Affect Global History?
How Did the Mongol Invasions Affect Global History?
Who did the Mongols Conquer?
Why were the Mongols able to defeat stronger enemies?
What was the Impact of the Mongol Invasions?
How did Invasions Affect the Long-Term Demographics and Global Power?
How did the Mongols Change China?
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Content: There was a greater impetus to now circumvent the revitalized Silk Road in the 15th century. Traders saw the potential to benefit more if parts of the trade network were avoided, and if distance and travel time could be cut to the major producing regions of India and China could be reached. Improved navigation and shipbuilding now meant ships could traverse more distance and along open oceans. In effect, the motive for later sea explorers, including Christopher Columbus, was to reach the east's riches, including India, as diminished prices and potential profits along Silk Road destinations proved to be very tempting. The discovery of the New World was, in some ways, then influenced by the Mongol conquests since it reengaged Europe in trade with the East and led to explorers wanting to find new routes to circumvent intermediaries along the way to the major destinations and eventual markets. How did Invasions Affect the Long-Term Demographics and Global Power? Over time, much of the Mongols' influence has become more of a background to other historical developments. Important trades shifted away from the Silk Road, and the New World gained a greater significance in the global economy. However, one area that the Mongol invasions have continued to affect is demographics. Central Asia has experienced some of the greatest changes, where the decline of Indo-Aryan or Indo-European languages, such as those based on Persian, reflect a shift more to Turkic type languages.