The Pax Mongolica, also known as the Mongol Peace and Pax Tatarica, was created at the end of the period of the Mongol conquests. Western scholars designated the 14th century as the Pax Mongolica. The Pax Mongolica contributed to the development of a new global culture because the Mongol Khans pursued peaceful trade and diplomacy (220). The bubonic plague epidemic of the 1300s led to the destruction of the Mongol Empire due to the deaths it caused; furthermore, the plague had demoralized the living and deprived the Mongolian Golden Family of its primary source of support by cutting off trade and tribute (247). The failed attack of Japan and Java is what made Khubilai Khan realize that transporting food through ship is cheaper and more effective than the land route. The attack also educated the Mongols in shipbuilding. The Mongols resorted to peaceful trading activities when their military efforts were unsuccessful (223). The period of conquest of the Mongols was over and now it was a time of peace. Instead of sending mounted warriors and fearsome siege engines, the Mongols now had humble priests, scholars, and ambassadors (220). The Mongols promoted trade along routes across the empire and spread refuges with supplies every twenty to thirty miles (220,221). The stations had animals and guides to provide guidance to the merchants through difficult terrain. In the quota system, of all property confiscated in war, members of the Golden Family, every orphan and every widow were given a share of the wealth of each part of the empire. Mongolian officials received goods instead of being paid in money, and could sell or exchange the goods in the market for money and other goods. Pax Mongolia... middle of paper... abused their common material interest to overcome the political guilt that submerged them, while renouncing political unity they retained a combined cultural and commercial empire. The connection that the Mongol Empire relied on was the rapid and constant movement of people, goods, and information throughout the empire. In conclusion, Pax Mongolica contributed to the new global culture by promoting trade, introducing many technological innovations, and influencing aspects of economic life. The decline of the Pax Mongolica was due to religious intolerance, bubonic and bubonic plague. The decline of the Pax Mongolica also caused a decline in trade. The plague had a devastating impact on many forms of the Mongol empire, trade routes were closed and the fear of contracting the plague caused civilizations to completely segregate from each other.