Question

4. What can be inferred about the relationship between Orthodox Christians and Muslims at the time of

Nikitin's writing?

Answer 1

It might not be right, but I said: "It can be inferred that they have a good relationship."

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It can be inferred that Orthodox Christians and Muslims had a good relationship at the time of Nikitin's writing.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Although Nikitin does not say so in his account, this was most likely not his first encounter trading with Muslims, and a certain familiarity and respect for their traditions already existed. Hostilities did not exclusively define relations between Orthodox Muslims and Russians, contrary to Russian chronicle accounts. Frequently, religious tolerance, princely intermarriage, military cooperation, and, above all, mutually supportive trade relations characterized Rus'-Islam relations. "

Taken from “Afanasii Nikitin: An Orthodox Russian's Spiritual Voyage in the Dar al-Islam, 1468–1475” by Mary Jane Maxwell