Explain ONE way in which the early development of the Mongol Empire could likely account for the attitude of Chagatai Khan and other Mongol
rulers toward Muslims as described in the passage

It was most probably due to influences from China where the “one world, one ruler” ideology had a long tradition. The creation of nomad empires in the steppes and the attempts to extend their rule over the more settled parts of central Asia and finally over the whole known world may also have been influenced by the desire to control the routes of intercontinental land trade.

Explanation:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mongol-empire

sumerians were responsible.