To what extent did the religion, ethnicities, and languages of the Mongolian region change because of its exposure to other cultures
By bmarshall_1
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In ancient times, the region around present day Mongolia had many *DIVERSE Asian ethnicities, who each spoke their own language and practiced their own religion. They each practiced their own, local religions that incorporated *Shamanism (believed in spiritual ancestors and gods) and *ANCESTOR VENERATION (belief that ancestors could provide protection and guidance for society). The language was Classical Mongolian. -
Mongols traveled to Egypt in the 1330’s A.D. . The Mongolian religion was influenced heavily by Egypt in the 1330’s. The Silk Road brought many Mongols to Egypt for trade. Trade brought *ISLAM to Mongolia. -
In the 1800's Russia forced troops into Kazakhstan forcing the Kazakh people to flee in all directions. In result, thousands went to Mongolia. The result is the change of Religion. Kazakhs brought the religion of *ISLAM. This movement also had an influence on the language. Bringing Kalakha dialect. -
Today Mongolia has one main religion. *ISLAM is the main ethnic group. 80% of Mongolians are *MUSLIMS. Kazakhs make up 10% of the Mongolian people. Kalakha Mongolian (Mongolian language) are official languages. Mongolian is considered the *LINGUA FRANCA (bridge/trade language between speakers of different languages), and Mongolia is the language of education, schools, the media, and the government.