When reading Chapter 11 Documents I really liked the
aspect of anda, which is a close relationship between two related men. When
reading about the Temujin and Jamugha I felt happy to see how close they were
to one another and how they acted like brothers by protecting and loving one
another unconditionally. I think this is an interesting concept for the Mongols
to have since they are known for their aggressive behavior and usually don’t
ever show signs of love and respect.
After
reading the first two documents I start to have this view of the Mongols of not
so bad of people, and then I get to the document about Russia, and my idea of
loving Mongols has completely disappeared. The Mongol invasion in Russia is
really sad to read. The author talks about how so many people were killed in
the fire, like when he talks about how children were killed in front of their
mothers and fathers, and vice versa. It is such a tragic thing to talk about
and I go back to my thought of thinking how horrible Mongols were and how aggressive
and angry they were.
Totally agree! I have very mixed feelings about the Mongols. Never knew much about them, but had a negative feeling. Then, I read the first part of this chapter, and I was like, oh, there guys are alright...then later, I was like, waaaait.
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