What Are The Mongols Barbaric

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The mongols were a nomadic group of people that spread widely across Eurasia by conquering land. It is commonly believed that the mongols and their ways of warfare,killing and destruction are labelled as barbaric. However the Mongols only purpose was not to demolish but also build because they were able to establish useful systems and technology that spread more communication in the lands that they conquered. Also, the mongols held power in their lands for a long period of time in which allowed laws and ideas of religion to be created and set in place for the people in their empire. Although the mongols can possibly viewed as barbaric their actions showed numerous qualities of civilism in their Empire.

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