ARMIES
THE CROSSBOW GREEK FIRE THE HUNS – Attila – Stirrups NOMADIC INVADERS | ||||
COLONISTS
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MERCHANTS & TRADERS
DIASPORA TRADE COMMUNITIES – Resident Alien Populations – Samarkand – Venice – Kilwa – – The Mwene Mutabe – Malacca – – The Chinese Tribute System ECUMENICAL TRADE ZONE – Banking Facilities AFRICA – Gao Commercial Capital – Ethiopia (Abyssinia) | ||||
MISSIONARIES & PILGRIMS
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DIPLOMATS & TRAVELLERS
NOMADS TRAVEL & EXPLORATION – Prester John – Ibn Battuta | ||||
MODES OF TRANSPORT
CAMELS AND CARAVANS ROADS – The Silk Road SHIPS OF THE OLD WORLD – Navigation |
