Based on what I have seen in the biography, I believe that Genghis Khan was merely a leader trying to acheive his goals. The Mongols were the last of the nomadic people and were normally assimilated via clans. Because of this, I inferred that they most likely had little exposure to the norms of civilizations such as the Byzantine, which had a code of law. This meant that they did not know the significance of human life and what's considered "right" and "wrong". Some of the things Genghis Khan did was a little insane, like leaving his wife behind to get captured by the invaders (not sure what they're called exactly, but sounded like mercants). But overall, I believe that Genghis Khan was merely a leader trying to acheive his goals, and acted out of the norm because of a lack of law code and civilization.
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