Between the years 200 BCE and 1450 CE Eurasia saw some of the most dramatic changes we have record of throughout history. Empires rose and fell, territories were invaded, and lands were conquered. Religions were created, and traditions were started. Throughout all the chaos that change brings about, there was one constant, The Silk Roads. They connected all of Eurasia, and were a key component in the cultural and economic development of the continent. Throughout the millennia they were in use, the success and use of the Silk Roads depended on the prosperity and the state of the empires it ran through.…
Did you know that across Eurasia there were goods, thoughts, diseases, and ideas that traveled over 2000 years with the Silk Roads and the Sea Roads. My first focus will be on the cultures that spread throughout the silk road. Second will be about the diseases that spread. Last will be about how the goods that got passed throughout the silk road.…
* Silk Road—the trade route linking the lands of the Mediterranean with China by way of Mesopotamia, Iran, and C. Asia.…
In the Period of 200 to 1450 BCE the Silk road was extremely important in connecting Eastern China to the empires of the West. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant. Asian commodities were traded with European merchants along the road and vice versa. Asia’s economy, such as that of China specifically, remained heavily relative on the money from Silk Road trade.…
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.…
The place I was most eager to visit was the great wall of China. I didn’t know where the great wall of china was, but I figured i could get to it by traveling along the silk roads. When I arrived at the silk roads I was surprised to see so many people of different nationalities .There were Greeks,Indians, romans, egyptians, and even British merchants all trading on the silk roads. I saw them trading numerous products such as silk, wine, furs, and spices. Most of the traders went in large groups because smaller groups were easy targets for…
Is it possible that a single series of roads could carry someone's ideas and culture across thousands of miles? The Silk Road encouraged the trade of goods, ideas, and culture across eastern and western civilization. The Silk Road allowed goods to be easily exchanged across the Han, Kushan, Parthian, and Roman empires. An example of this is the trade of silk for horses between the Han empire and Ferghana. The Han were eager to trade for Ferghana's horses, and the Silk Road allowed that. And, as the name implies, the Silk Road made it easy for China to export silk to other areas. The fact that the Silk Road stretched across such a long distance made it possible for goods to be exported in this way. The Silk Road also allowed the transport of…
The Silk Road served as a significant factor of the economic development during the Han Dynasty. It was a series of trade routes that involved connection between the West and China. Merchants travelled along the Silk Road by means of camel caravans to trade their goods. Goods such as silk, spices, ivory, and gems were exported to the West. Meanwhile, western goods such as linen, wool, glass, metal ware, sesame, and wine were imported to China.…
One of the world’s largest and flourishing arrangements of trade came from Eurasia. It is know as the Silk Roads, this is a land based trade system and these routes have connected agriculture and pastoral people. Along with big civilizations on the continent’s border. No one knew the length of the networks’ of trade, it was a “relay trade” which is when goods are passed down the border. The Silk Roads began by blossoming in the early centuries, they provided safety for merchants and travelers, a large array of good made its way across the roads.…
The Silk Road was a trade route, beginning in China and created during the Han dynasty, which facilitated trade throughout Eurasia. The Silk Roads stretched all the way to the Mediterranean, and goods from places such as Rome and even Africa were traded along the roads. From 200 BC to 1450 BCE, the patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads changed with the spread of religions and the rise and fall of civilizations, but maintained continuity with the goods traded along its routes and its main purpose.…
{Interactions along the Silk Road from 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E. shaped and changed many religions, technologies, cultures, and goods. However, the continuous flow of all these things never stopped. } The Silk Roads helped open up the the East Asia to Western culture, which allowed the spreading of ideas, religions, technologies, etc. This was the start of globalization, different countries could now trade with each other and learn new things. The change in social hierarchy within women and merchants took place along the Silk Roads.…
When discussing how the Silk Road has contributed to global change and expansion of discovery and technology, it is key to focus on how its success is dependent on the development of the three dominate empires within the time period; The Mali, The Mongolian and The Aztec. These complex societies were reliant on merchants and specialty crafters from across oceans and continents. Trade is a mutually beneficial transaction that either profits or increases knowledge, convenience or luxury, so it was very desirable as it spread across civilizations. The Silk Road is so important because it wasn’t just the goods exchanged, but the alliances and associations that had a language all of their own, which…
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce. The silk roads started to see action in 138 B.C.E. This is important because it showed communications between nations and established relations.…
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.…
Silk-road was at one time the top Cyber-black market in the game. An educated college graduate, Ross Ulbricht is accused of creating Silk Road. The website sold everything from illegal drugs, guns, porn, driver’s licenses and other illegal services. It was estimated that the website generated amounts of 1.2 million in sales. An FBI agent was quoted saying “ Silk Road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet today”. The website used an underground computer network know as “The onion router” or “TOR”, that relays computer messages through a minimum of three separate computer servers to disguise its users. Cyber-black markets are the future of illegal trade. Law enforcement will always be on their trail and criminals will always make a mistake leaving justice to prevail.…