[Prehistory & Paleolithic] ➔ [The Pastoral Revolution] ➔ [The Scythian Era] ➔ [The Silk Roads & Early States] ➔ [The Mongol Unification] 1. Deep Prehistory and the Paleolithic Era [Prehistory & Paleolithic] ➔ [The Pastoral Revolution] ➔
By reframing the region not as a collection of borderlands, but as a distinct historical world, Christian provides a revolutionary explanation for why this zone produced a radically different kind of history—culminating in the largest land empire the world has ever seen: the Mongol Empire. This public link is valid for 7 days
Pair with The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David Anthony for deeper Indo-European origins, and Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford for the Mongol payoff. Can’t copy the link right now
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