Why trade mattered.(Mongol Empire)

Calliope | March 1, 2008| | Copyright

Like most nomadic pastoral peoples, the Mongols required goods that they did not produce in order to survive. For example, while they did raise animals, they seldom grew grain or made tools or clothes. Surviving Chinese historical accounts repeatedly mention the Mongols' need to trade. In times of terrible cold or snowy winters, when Mongol herds often starved, they needed to obtain grain and other foods to survive.

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The Mongols' most important trading partners were the Chinese, their neighbors to the south. When Chinese leaders ...

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