14) Economic problems that exited in the II-khanate were the fall of the cost of collecting taxes, the decline of agricultural productivity, and the decrease of tax base. These problems cause negative effects, such as having many landowners be in debt and servitude, and the economy falling into depression.
15) To contribute to artistic and scientific achievement, Timur exchanged historical, philosophical, and geographical aspects. This helped to discover new ideas and increase artistic and scientific achievements in Islamic Eurasia.
16) Juvaini, Rashid al-Din and Ibn …show more content…
24) The actions of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the Teutonic Knights, Lithuania, and the kingdom of Serbia were all different. The Roman Emperor appreciated and accepted Muslim culture, and was successful in negotiating with Muslim rulers. The Teutonic Knights were resisting and had a crusading goal. Lithuania escaped Mongol control and maintained their independence by having peace with the Mongols. The kingdom of Serbia thrived, was independent, and organized because they were separated from the chaos of the Byzantine Empire.
25) Europeans of the 13th century view the Mongols as a more cosmopolitan people and with an appreciation of Mongol achievements because the threat of Mongol attack and domination brought them to have a centralized government, improve their military and techniques, and renew their stress on local cultural