8. Identify three characteristics of the rise of the Mongol Empire.
A. Complex signaling system allowed for the coordination of troops.
B. Naval battles and maritime warfare were central to their success.
C. Army employed advanced techniques in siege warfare and an able calvary.
D. Promotions in the military and government based on merit.
E. Used military techniques like closed-rank phalanx formations that enemies could not break.
F. Utilized cohesive military organization in cohorts of heavy infantry know as legionaries.