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+Unit 1
+------
+
+Document 1:
+Matthew is recounting, 80 years after the fact, in the classical age,
+Jesus's lesson against the overaccumulation of wealth. This seems to
+warn against mercantile activity.
+
+Document 2:
+The Qur'an, including parts of the bible, encourages merchants but
+qualifies it with "honest, truthful."
+At the time silk road was developing (??)
+
+Document 3:
+Christian British Merchant.
+Treats being a merchant as a valuable occupation.
+Doesn't contradict "rich man cannot enter heaven."
+    Sold all possessions and gave to poor---
+    means that he wants to look good in eyes of god.
+    Believes that making money for the lord is godly.
+At the time, Britons were exploring mkts.
+Reginald, contemporary likely wanted to portray in good light to (king? church?)
+
+Document 4:
+Muslim scholar degrades merchant class.
+Audience unclear ( Universal History = People at large? ).
+Probably writing on behalf of ruler/king, so portraying elite well.
+Probably also wants to increase own stature.
+But does not say cannot exist because the unvirtuous working class
+    works on behalf of the elite
+
+Document 5:
+Seljuqs took over from Abbasids which were weakening.
+Silk clothing requires trade.
+Many luxury goods provided for ruler with attendants.
+Manuscript = inform people of power/wealth of ruler.
+Indirectly portrays Muslim (regional) traders in a good light
+because they brought all this wealth at good deals.
+
+Thesis:
+Muslims promoted bartering and the gain of individual money because
+caliphs and their servants wanted to obtain wealth for the advancement
+of their people, unlike Christians who don't trust merchants readily,
+and require work beyond their basic responsibilities (charity, poverty).
+
+Possible Groups:
+Christian/Muslim.
+Merchants are good inherently.
+Merchants are bad inherently.
+Merchants are good only if they serve god.
+Elite
+Religious/Lower Class
+
+Unit 2
+------
+
+Document 1:
+Marco Polo is describing trade goods which are transported to these
+cities or manufactured there. Mongol Silk Road allowed travel of these
+goods easily as well as travel of the info (Historical Context).
+Talking well about Chinese area to wider (Oceania, ME) audience that 
+being under Mongol rule is good (already controlled but less central)
+Religious tolerance is high.
+
+Document 2:
+Christian church currently controls the majority of Europe.
+Mongols control rest of world. Mongols tolerate Christians well w/o
+religious intent of their own.
+Mongols made Silk road more safe and became wealthy based on it.
+
+Document 3:
+Brutal warriors well-feared, the Mongols demanded tributes of thinkers.
+Brought together many people because they didn't have internal agrarian
+culture (nomad warriors).
+Probably attempting to portray Mongols in a negative light because
+Russians were very anti-Mongol.
+
+Document 4:
+Religious tolerances happened around the world. This document, though,
+probably wants to present Khanate well (calls Khan World Conqueror and
+is in position of power).
+Silver balish = development of education and institution.
+
+Document 5:
+Power against city walls demonstrated here.
+A single ruling organization means that Khanate was far above common
+folk in terms of weaponry => strong merchant unity.
+
+Thesis:
+The Mongols united many thinkers of the classical world to develop
+sciences and arts; they reduced trade barriers significantly which
+built up the merchant class, luxury goods, and production centres.
+However, unlike other large empires (like Abbassid), the Mongols were
+very religiously tolerant, which propagated to more secular traditions
+in China region.
+
+Groups:
+Silk road safety => wealth develpoment.
+Unite thinkers, etc.
+Secular tradition/religious tolerance.