The author doesn't understand how to read maps also, apparently. He compared a complex European map of 1444 showing a multitude of factions and proto-nation-st

The author doesn't understand how to read maps also, apparently. He compared a complex European map of 1444 showing a multitude of factions and proto-nation-states, and compared it to a 600 CE map...showing a rough distribution of ethnic groups? These are not the same thing at all...It's like comparing a climate map to a topographic one.