>>507904424 (OP)germans were civilized by french we were civilized by czechs lithuanians by us latvians and estonians by livonian order so germans
russians were *civilized* by mongols unironically
>Historians have debated the long-term influence of Mongol rule on society.[6] The Mongols have been blamed for the destruction of Kievan Rus' and the breakup of a "Russian" nationality into three components, and the introduction of the concept of "oriental despotism" into Russia.[6] However, most historians agree that Kievan Rus' was not a homogenous entity in a political, cultural, or ethnic sense, and that the invasions only accelerated the period of feudal fragmentation that had begun prior to the invasions.[6] Historians also credit the Mongol regime with an important role in the development of Muscovy as a state.[6] Under Mongol occupation, for example, Muscovy developed its mestnichestvo hierarchy, postal road network (based on Mongolian ortoo system, known in Russian as "yam", hence the terms yamshchik, Yamskoy Prikaz, etc.), census, fiscal system and military organization.[6][33]>In the judicial sphere, under Mongol influence capital punishment, which during the times of Kievan Rus' had only been applied to slaves, became widespread, and the use of torture became a regular part of criminal procedure. Specific punishments introduced in Moscow included beheading for alleged traitors and branding of thieves (with execution for a third arrest).[37]>albania turkeyjfk...
pretty much only greeks and romans can talk about civilizing themselves on this map but you can also argue that roman civilization was continuation of greek civilization since even their original columns in their civilized buildings were the ones greeks invented