HIST 258 Final, Spring 1996

Not To oe Reserve Reading ooo History 258M FINAL EXAM 7, Answer ONE question froin j TWO from Part THREE. I want ARGUMENTS i uk history 1. Contemporary Arab historians are, on the whole, very critical of the Mamluks. They describe them as "exploiters" and “tyrants”. How would one begin to amend such a viewpoint? 2. From what we know of Mamluk cities, describe the broad structure of a "typical" Mamluk city and analyse the social, political and economic forces that could alter this structure. How useful is Ibn Khaldun's theory of the rise, decline and f states when applied to Mamluk history? 1estions om 1. "At Marj Dabiq, the Mamluks not only lost a battle: their system also collapsed". Discuss. 2, What was old and what was new in the Burji system? 3. How was commerce connected with diplomacy in the Burji period? KOK KKK deo ok oR kK