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History Lesson 49
Discussion questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the main reasons for te succes of the Mongols? | They had outstanding leadership, military skill and, most important, horses. |
| How did Genghis Khan organiz his army? | He grouped soliers into units of 10,000 troops. These units were subdivided into smaller groups of 1,000, 100, and 10. The smaller groups had individual leaders who reported to a group later above them. |
| Why was this so effective? | This type of military leadership created a clear chain of command within the larger army and helped create order of the battlefield. |
| Aside from the military conquest, how did Genghis Khan help his people? | Created his own written lanuage using captured scribe, and made a series of law forbidding fighting among the tribes. |