Compare the missions of John of Plano Carpini to the Mongols and Raban Sauma to Europe.
There are two questions for the essay.
1.Compare the means of travel employed by William of Rubruck, Marco Polo, and Raban Sauma (individually, in groups, in caravans, with official escort, etc.) and how that travel was affected by their status and by the condition of the lands through which they passed.(In the case of Marco Polo, I am concerned mainly with his travel to and from China, not on his travels within China.)
2.Compare the missions of John of Plano Carpini to the Mongols and Raban Sauma to Europe. In doing so, you should consider what the objectives that they were given (by Pope Innocent IV and Arghun respectively) and whether they successful in carrying them out.
Answer preview Compare the missions of John of Plano Carpini to the Mongols and Raban Sauma to Europe.
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