Document 2
…organization was the key to the success of the great mongol armies. the cavalry, first devised
by genghis khan, consisted of 10 squadrons. ten squadrons formed a quran of 1,000 men.
daily drills taught the warriors to move as units and respond quickly. in combat, bowmen
formed a front line to unleash a hail of arrows at the enemy. the archers would then fall to the
rear to allow well-armed units to charge and overrun the enemy.
as kublai khan turned his sights on the heavily fortified chinese empire, he drew on another
of genghis’ strategies: siege warfare using catapults. the mongols applied these techniques with
greater force and in greater numbers than ever before in history. this approach would prove
useful in overpowering the great chinese cities in the years ahead.…
source: duane damon, “from genghis to kublai,” calliope, a cobblestone publication
according to duane damon, what were two methods of conquest used by the mongols?