Which elements of Greek and Roman culture were revived
in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?
How did long-term changes in population levels affect
economy and society in Europe?
How does the following account enlarge upon the character of
the Pax Mongolica created by the Mongols by the middle of the
thirteenth century?
Keeping the nomadic element of the Mongol and Bedouin
societies in mind, how, in your opinion, did their respective
historical experiences differ? What explanations would you
suggest account for these differences?
‘If history relies upon written records produced by city-based literati,
nomadic societies will always receive a hostile representation.’
Would you agree with this statement? Does it explain the reason
why Persian chronicles produced such inflated figures of casualties
resulting from Mongol campaigns?