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!["The Mongol conquests have been defined as the last chapter of the Eurasian transformations of the tenth
[through the] thirteenth centuries. Yet with the same, or even better, justification they can also be regarded as
the first chapter of a new era, perhaps the early-modern one. . .. The Mongol period was a significant step
towards closer integration of the old world, both inside and outside the empire's realm. Certainly the vast
dimensions of the empire contributed to that, but the role of the Mongols was not limited to [being] the
passive medium through which [their] subjects learned from one another. Instead they actively promoted
inter-cultural exchange."
Michal Biran, historian, "The Mongol Transformation: From the Steppe to
Eurasian Empire," article published in 2004
a) Identify ONE economic development that would support Biran's argument in the passage regarding the
Mongols and the "integration of the old world."
b) Explain how ONE piece of evidence would challenge Biran's argument regarding the Mongols and "the first
chapter of a new era."
c) Explain how ONE intercultural transfer or exchange resulted from the Mongol conquests.](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/f57c5c9b-acb3-4a3d-a39b-55eeff7ee4ad/56ae052a-630a-4d6a-be6f-b2c8739233d8/22d4hvq_processed.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:"The Mongol conquests have been defined as the last chapter of the Eurasian transformations of the tenth
[through the] thirteenth centuries. Yet with the same, or even better, justification they can also be regarded as
the first chapter of a new era, perhaps the early-modern one. . .. The Mongol period was a significant step
towards closer integration of the old world, both inside and outside the empire's realm. Certainly the vast
dimensions of the empire contributed to that, but the role of the Mongols was not limited to [being] the
passive medium through which [their] subjects learned from one another. Instead they actively promoted
inter-cultural exchange."
Michal Biran, historian, "The Mongol Transformation: From the Steppe to
Eurasian Empire," article published in 2004
a) Identify ONE economic development that would support Biran's argument in the passage regarding the
Mongols and the "integration of the old world."
b) Explain how ONE piece of evidence would challenge Biran's argument regarding the Mongols and "the first
chapter of a new era."
c) Explain how ONE intercultural transfer or exchange resulted from the Mongol conquests.
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