Changes

The outside began to look like an uncivilized place, where the Mongol destruction was still relatively fresh on the mind of Chinese rulers, leading to a greater focus away from the rest of the world. This had long-term consequences for China. It led to its economic and eventually political decline in the latter half of the 2nd millennium and leading up to the early 20th century. In effect, one of the great global powers began to become insular.<ref>For more on the impact of the Mongols on China, see: Langlois, J. D. (Ed.). (, 1981). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691101108/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691101108&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=8934fcf4610d9efa9b62653d7cf5b7eb China Under Mongol Rule].</i> Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.</ref>

The Mongol invasions were among the most devastating invasions in global history. Few recorded events in history caused by human actions have been as destructive, and wars may not have reached a comparable scale until the 19th and 20th centuries. However, there were greater impacts based on invasions. Mainly it also created opportunities for some regions while others saw their fortunes fall. Perhaps Europe benefited from the invasions as it helped lower prices in trade goods that now began to flow more greatly. The new knowledge also flowed to Europe that helped to combine with shifting attitudes, which eventually launched the Renaissance.