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Was there anything especially unique that made Genghis Khans empire so succsessfull that didn't involve horse archers? Would any nation with as much horse archers be as successful?

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Did peoples in history have any vague idea of bacteria? What did they think when a cut got infected? Did they have a scientific view of the phenomenon or did they think it was divine punishment?

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Were there any ancient societies that were even more "moral" than we are now? Would we be seen as the barbarians?

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Was there anything especially unique that made Genghis Khans empire so succsessfull that didn't involve horse archers? Would any nation with as much horse archers be as successful?	65
Did peoples in history have any vague idea of bacteria? What did they think when a cut got infected? Did they have a scientific view of the phenomenon or did they think it was divine punishment?	2
Were there any ancient societies that were even more "moral" than we are now? Would we be seen as the barbarians?	1