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In the 13th century BC, the Mongols rose to power and conquered an empire whose size still has yet

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In the 13th century BC, the Mongols rose to power and conquered an empire whose size still has yet to matched. The Mongols conquered lands such as China, leaving such a lasting influence on them that their legacy still lives on. However, despite the Mongols success, their actions have left a constantly ongoing debate on whether they were barbarians, seen and portrayed by different societies of their time as people with no morale or modern civilities, or civilized people who were just feared by other societies. Although the Mongols are generally now seen as Barbarians because of their violent and barbaric war tactics they used to instill fear in people, they are actually civilized because they had a strategically organized army, and …show more content…

The Mongols could be seen as barbarians because of their military tactics used to cause people to fear them therefore making their conquests easier. One way reason the Mongols should be considered civilized is because of their organized army. The Mongol army was separated into units, the smallest one being a group of ten men including one leader or captain (Doc 2). The other units of one hundred, one thousand, and ten thousand were arranged in a similar fashion with one leader over a certain number of men (Doc 2). Over them were two to three chiefs in command of the entire army, one of them having complete control over the army (Doc 2). In addition to this, the Mongols were very loyal to their leader and this would help maintain the organization in the army. One of the advantages of having this organization was that the soldiers were able to turn to their captains if there was an emergency because they were always close by(OI). Because of the small divisions of the soldiers, the Mongols could send units out to spy and gather information on the enemy and the terrain(OI). Combining their new information and their battle tactics, they were able to conquer many lands and quickly amassed an empire with a size unmatched by any country or people (Doc 1). The Mongols should be seen as civilized because they

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