RE: A Great Steppe for the Mongol Empire
I've always been fascinated with the Mongol empire(asian empires and myths in general), have done quite some research on it but to my knowledge, I don't remember any info regarding how that geographical aspect played such a crucial role in the Mongols record fast conquering.
Reminds me of a sort of documentary I once saw stating that the main reason there are so many tribes/cultures/languages in Africa, is because of the so many different climates across the continent, and the many geographical barriers such as mountains or huge forests which have hindered(and probably will keep hindering) Africans from truly uniting to truly form the African Union that's been dreamed of for decades. Proving once again that geography is everything.
Cheers for the pleasant read.
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Yes, that's interesting. I once read that the linguistic diversity in southern Africa is greater than any in any part of Europe or Asia. I guess the African continent was difficult for anyone to conquer that way, whereas large parts of the Eurasian continent allowed for a lot of movement.
Indeed, Uganda alone already has at least 43 languages on it's own which is absolutely crazy. And yes, I guess our bad geography can be considered both a curse and a blessing.