Question

Which of the following events is considered genocide?

a. Cambodia under Pol Pot in the late 1970s
b. The Terror in 18th century France
c. The Mongol sack of Baghdad in 1258
d. The execution of the peoples of Palestine at the hands of the Assyrians in the 8th century

Answer 1

Genocide is defined as mass murder. It is done to eradicate a race, an ethnic group, or a nation.

C. The Mongol Sack of Baghdad in 1258 is an example of genocide.

Mongol soldier killed the citizens of Baghdad regardless if said citizen is a man, a woman, or a child. It was said that the death toll ranged from 200,000 to 1 million people of Baghdad resulting to it being depopulated.