After reading Jerry Bentley and Herbert Ziegler Traditions & Encounters, Chapters 17 & 18 and the web enrichments below
- The Mongols in World History (not original link, does not work) https://www.worldhistory.org/Mongol_Empire/
- Ancient Ghana https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1624_story_of_africa/page80.shtml
- Mali https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1624_story_of_africa/page82.shtml
Please answer the following questions in the Discussion Forum:
- How do the web articles compare with the way Bentley and Ziegler treat the Mongols and the west African Islamic kingdoms of Ghana and Mali?
- What might explain the differences in treatment? Which approach do you prefer and why?
Please limit your answers to both questions to 500 words to start.