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gunnut · 06-13-2006, 15:08 PM

Agreed. Mongols had a highly developed militaristic society with superior organization. However, I still doubt their cultural impact upon this world.

The west is shaped and molded by the Roman Empire to this day. The west's influence upon this world can thusly be argued as Roman's influence upon this world, including Asia.

Mongols have largely failed to impact the cultures of the Far East. Japan was nearly wiped out by the Mongols in the 14th century, but in the end, it was not to be. China was conquered by the Mongols, but their reign was short and contributed nothing to the Chinese culture. I don't know about the Mughals, but someone said their claim to the relationship with Ghengis Khan was dubious at best.

Mongols have invaded Europe many times in history, but little cultural impact was felt by the Europeans.

Each of these episodes of Mongol dominance was short compared to the time span of the Roman Empire, which lasted some 800 years for the Roman Empire proper (west) and continued on for centuries as the East Roman Empire and as the Byzentines.

The amazing thing is we can trace the root of the Roman culture back to the Greeks. Their impact on this world is incredible given how small the population was and what little geographical area they actually controled.

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,884 Country:	Agreed. Mongols had a highly developed militaristic society with superior organization. However, I still doubt their cultural impact upon this world. The west is shaped and molded by the Roman Empire to this day. The west's influence upon this world can thusly be argued as Roman's influence upon this world, including Asia. Mongols have largely failed to impact the cultures of the Far East. Japan was nearly wiped out by the Mongols in the 14th century, but in the end, it was not to be. China was conquered by the Mongols, but their reign was short and contributed nothing to the Chinese culture. I don't know about the Mughals, but someone said their claim to the relationship with Ghengis Khan was dubious at best. Mongols have invaded Europe many times in history, but little cultural impact was felt by the Europeans. Each of these episodes of Mongol dominance was short compared to the time span of the Roman Empire, which lasted some 800 years for the Roman Empire proper (west) and continued on for centuries as the East Roman Empire and as the Byzentines. The amazing thing is we can trace the root of the Roman culture back to the Greeks. Their impact on this world is incredible given how small the population was and what little geographical area they actually controled.