The Silk road was a major trade route that brought cultural diffusion throughout Asia and Europe. Merchants and traders would travel the dangerous route for miles and miles. The route had a big impact on many societies. Objects such as silk and silver were traded on this route. The silk road brought the east and west together. It started at China’s capital Xian and stretched to Antioch in Damascus (“The Silk Road Bridges” 1). It also lead to many parts around the Middle East. It was about 4‚000
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Silk Road and the Internet Inside every working anarchy there’s an Old Boy Network. The internet is a great and popular invention that has changed‚ developed and improved today’s society. Yo-Yo Ma‚ once described the famous historical Silk Road as the ‘Internet of Antiquity’ meaning‚ the ancient internet‚ how and why would Yo-Yo Ma come to such a theory‚ the Silk Road and the internet may not have existed during the same period of time but there are similarities and difference to prove Yo-Yo Ma’s
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The Silk Road: CCOT Essay The Silk Road was an immense network of commerce that established relations between China and the west. Long distance trade enabled large imperial states to obtain luxury goods through overland trade routes‚ which eventually led not only to the spread of products but disease and religion as well. Between 200 and 1450 BCE‚ there were numerous changes along the silk routes that affected the rise and fall of many empires‚ including the spread of religion‚ products‚ and disease
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The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty in China. “ The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E.‚ when the Han officially opened trade with the west‚ to 1453 C.E.‚ when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.” This text states that the Silk Road lasted about 1583 years. The Chinese started using the Silk Road to mainly transport and trade their precious silk. It ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It branched out and extended in many different ways all across
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The Silk Road served as a link between areas from China to the Middle East. Empires were able to freely trade with other empires thanks to the many centers of trade along the route. At these trading centers‚ merchants traded both goods and culture. For example‚ at Dunhuang‚ Chinese merchants traded silk and horses. At this place‚ there were Buddhist temples carved into the rock face of a nearby cliff. Inside‚ there were statues and brightly colored paintings. In addition to trading goods with the
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Dean Yeostros Silk Road Essay 10-12-12 Period 6 During the time between 300 C.E. and 1450 C.E. the trade routes between the Eurasian landmass and Africa were primarily along the Silk Road which ran from Eastern China to the Middle East. The sea based trade was also very large between India and Africa. These trade routes were affected by factors such as religion‚ the extensive trade of precious items and the rise and fall of several empires. But through it all‚ there
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The Silk Road began in eastern Asia around 200 B.C.E. From there‚ it expanded and flourished over the next few centuries until it became outdated and fell to trade by sea. Stretching from China to parts of Western Europe‚ it was the most important trade route of its time. The economic system‚ goods traded‚ technology‚ religions prominent‚ and people in power varied over time. However the importance of silk along with other spices‚ the spread of ideas as well as disease‚ and the continuous diffusion
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Exchanges on the Silk Roads After the fall of the Mauryas‚ the Kushan kingdom became the main political force in northern India. They were located across the main trade routes‚ and the Kushans prospered on the trade that was happening in that area. That area of trade and exchange was known as the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a trade route located between the Roman Empire and China‚ which also had a section that passed through the mountains northwest of India. From that area‚ goods where shipped
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stability. The boundaries that were formed by the Qin were still maintained‚ extended and secured. The Chinese control over strategic stretches of Central Asia led to the opening of the Silk Road. Silk Road is a land route that linked China by trade all the way to Rome. One of the precious goods that were traded was silk‚ which had been cultivated and woven in China since at least the third millennium BCE. Paper was invented during Han dynasty but it was not used for paintings until later‚
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Silk Road: Tea The Silk Road was a series of historical trade routes that connected cultures of European and Asian countries. Hidden in Southwest China is a lesser-known trade route called Chamadao‚ literally translated as the Tea Horse Road‚ was a central trade route for the exchange of Tibetan horses and Chinese tea (Elaine). The route started in Southwest China‚ where tea was produced‚ led north into the Tibetan mountains and into India (Yang). Due to its economic and cultural impact‚ it has
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