The Mongols
I really enjoyed learning about the Mongols. They weren't known as a "civilized" group but they were known as the "alternative civilization" who were the catalyst for change in other major established civilizations. They enhanced trade, ruled empires after empires although they had to forced them out and changed them. After each of their reign, these established civilizations, such as China and Russia, reunited and kicked them out. Although the Mongols did not construct elaborate cities, enduring empires, a written language, or monumental works of art or literature but they left an incredible mark on the historical development of the Afro-Eurasian hemisphere. For pastoral nomads like them, living was easy and fighting was a piece of cake. The fact that they their house were moveable and every time enemies would attack, they couldn't find them because they could pick up and leave. Their strategy of ruling empire wasn't the best but they influenced civilizations after civilizations.
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