Study Guide for Saunders, "The Turkish Eruption"

• This is a chapter from Saunders' short "text" on the Islamic world from Muhammad to the Thirteenth Century. [I have used this text in HST 372, and the book is available in the library.]
• In Saunders' view, what did the Turks bring with them to the Middle East? [i.e., culture, social system, ideology].
• Do you see any differences in approach between Golden and Saunders? Golden is a specialist in Turkic history; Saunders has devoted his career to a study of Arab and Iranian history. In other words, do they agree on the significance of the Turks' arrival?