These two essential components of the Silk Roads success were the willing participation of the Empires of Eurasia, and land trade by merchants being the primary choice as far as methods of trade. These two variable were almost constant throughout the years the Silk Roads were in use. In fact, the downfall of the once-great Silk Roads can be attributed to the loss of these two major components. With the overthrow of the Mongols and the rise of the Ming Dynasty in 1368, there was a startlingly dramatic decline in use of the Silk Roads. In a short period of time it was apparent that the Ming encouraged isolation and did nothing to promote trade, while the great political powers of Eurasia cut themselves off from one another, to add to this, maritime trade was becoming more popular than ever. Suddenly the Silk Roads were losing the two necessary variables they had always had and relied on for success. All of these factors eventually lead to the collapse of the famous Silk…
Not only was the political aspect of China and Russia influenced, but the economy was influenced as well. The conquests of Kublai Khan and his successors joined the Eastern world with the Western world by the use of the Silk Road, which served as a trade route. The Silk Road connected trade centers spanning across Asia and Europe reaching from the Golden Horde to the Yuan province. The trade route, while under strict protection of the Mongols, increased Eurasian trade of goods, beliefs, and disease. The Silk Road spread silk, porcelain, and gun powder from China as well as Buddhism, and the plague. The goods that came and went through the trade route were taxed heavily along with the peasants that resided in each region.…
Dynasty eventually opened a famous road known as the Silk Road. Overall, the Han Dynasty and…
The Silk Road served as a cultural bridge linking the east to the west on the Eurasian continent. It was an extensive trade route originated from Chang'an in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west. This trade included both overland and maritime routes. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The rise and fall of different civilizations and nomadic invasions transformed the Silk Road and its users, and from 200 BCE to 1450 CE the spread of religion continued along the Silk Road. While continuity is seen in the patterns of interaction along the Silk Road, during the time period 200bce to 1450ce in diffusion of religion through the Eurasian continent, clear changes is also seen. These changes include nomadic invasions influence on interaction of cultures and the surrounding regions effect on specific Products traded.…
Manufacturing became more advanced in the Han Dynasty, and lead to interacting with other cultures. The Han Dynasty became good ironworkers, and had great iron swords and armor which made the army more powerful, and iron plows and wheelbarrows for the farmers. Silk also became quite popular for it smooth, light, and expensiveness. To keep this good wealth coming for China, they kept the instructions and steps to make it a secret. Silk became so popular, the Silk Road was made specifically as a way for people to trade silk from China, for it was the only place that produced it. The Silk Road was 4000 miles long, and reached through Asia’s deserts, and all the way to the Mediterranean…
The Silk Road which started in 200 BCE and ended it in 1450 CE has its own changes and continuities. Trade flourished between the Asian and Europe at the time and as time went on its sole purpose of trading expanded to many other purposes and affect not only the area it contacted. Although there were many continuities during the time but it has more significant changes that occurred and also impact the world.…
The Silk Road’s patterns of interaction changed over the years of 200bce to 1450ce. The safety of the roads changed many times. At first the roads were dangerous because no Empire or state had control of the land along the Silk roads allowing for bandits to live in unclaimed land. Later the borders of states grew with government to protect their borders and the safety of the roads. Then the fall of Rome made traveling along the dangerous again, later however the Byzantine still traded on the Silk Road. After the fall, the Mongols were conquering new land making it dangerous again. Later after the Mongols finished conquering the land they made a government that would encourage merchants to travel again by making the roads safer because they understood the important of trading to benefit their economy. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed. At first the Silk Road was used by the Romans to trade with China for their silk and pottery in exchange for gold and silver. Silk was a highly praised clothe by the Romans creating the Silk Road for trading. Later the Muslims started to use the Silk Road bring, ivory, gold, and slaves to be traded. The Muslims got the ivory, gold, and slaves by trading with Africa. Lastly the compass, gunpowder, and…
The silk roads were important to Chinese trade as well. The introduction of silk to China and other lands beyond was very important to trade. It was the reason for the establishment of the silk roads, a vast network of streets and roads that merchants and travelers used for transportation of goods and people. The silk roads attracted merchants from all over Asia, bringing more diverse cultures and religions to East Asia than before.…
Cultural diffusion has impacted people and societies around the world. The silk road facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and belief systems between the East and West. Trade between the two through the Silk Road flourished. “From the West came horses, slaves, glass, and precious metals. From the…
The Silk Road opened many doors for the spreading of ideas, goods and culture. Through the Silk Road many cultures were able to advance through new ideas from their partnered civilizations. These new ideas helped the civilizations of the classical period prosper for long periods of time.…
The Silk Road is a touchstone for world history. It was a rich trans-regional vehicle for the transmission of art, religion, science and disease that also affords a glimpse into the politics and economic systems of the pre-modern world. .…
there were many continuities and changes in patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads. A change that occurred was that the people adapted to overseas trade. This was due to the innovations of boats over time. Another change was the goods that were trade. This was due to the demand on materials in areas that they aren't found. A continuity was that the Silk Road remained as an important trade route.…
The Silk Road served as an important communication link between cultures and economies. During the time of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), this five-thousand-mile stretch of trade routes was possibly the world’s first “Internet.” According to document one, Han's expansion of trade has increased immensely from the Silk Road. Xian, the capital city of the Tang Dynasty is regarded as the starting point of the Silk Road. The Silk Road stretched to today's Turkey. It is the road connection and trade passageway between China and Middle and West Asia and even Europe. Because of how convenient and easy this made for communication between different regions, it soon led to a growth in population. The Silk Road linked China to the Fertile Crescent in southwestern Asia. Chinese silk goods were traded to the West and East along the Silk Road. Some goods were camels which was very appreciated, military equipment, gold and silver, semi-precious stones and glass…
Time has the ability to change many things, but many also stay the same. This holds true for the interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. Although the similarities may outweigh the changes, the silk road diffused disease along with culture, adapted to overseas trade, helped to forge a connection between Asian and European markets and triggered periods of Enlightenment in Europe.…
Lastly, the silk road was a major part of trading because it wasn’t all about just the goods, they got a lot more other things from the different people trading with them. With the silk roads increasing, it allowed little villages to turn into bigger city/states that were mainly based on trade. They could make a lot of money from taxes by charging people that came on the roads through there city for passing. The silk roads were first mainly based off of silk coming out of China, plus gold and spices getting traded for the silk. Most of the goods being traded were of high value, since it was difficult…